LPARTS OF SENTENCE

Identify parts of the sentence .

Understand subject and predicate

Identify the subject  and predicate  in a given sentence.

A simple telling sentence can have two parts: doer or subject and verb or adjective.

1. Subject is the doer  the one who does the action or is the one you are

describing.

2. Predicate is the verb or adjective tells something about the doer.

Study the tables below.

Doer/Subject Verbs Sentence

Dad is sleeping Dad is sleeping.

The cats are playing The cats are playing.

I am writing I am writing.

Predicate 

Dad is creative and artistic Dad is creative and artistic.

The cats are playful and noisy The cats are playful and noisy.

I am curious 

Simple Subject

The simple subject refers to the main word or words that the sentence is about.

• Example: The biggest tree in the yard is a chrysanthemum tree.

In the above example, the noun tree is the simple subject.

Complete Subject

The complete subject refers to the simple subject and any additional words that modify the simple subject.

• Example: The biggest tree in the yard is a chrysanthemum tree.

Simple Predicate

The simple predicate refers to the verb or verbs of the sentence.

• Example: Fish swim.

Multiple verbs can function as the predicate of a sentence.

• Example: Flying fish swim and fly.

Linking verbs can function as the predicate of a sentence.

• Example: Fish are beautiful.

The predicate can include a verb participle and a form of the verb to be.

• Example: Fish are breeding.

• Example: Fish have been breeding.

Complete Predicate

The complete predicate refers to everything in the sentence that is not part of the subject.

• Example: Bruce Wayne is a wealthy playboy.

In the above example, the complete predicate consists of the verb (is), a particle (a), an adjective (wealthy), and a complement (playboy).

• Example: By day, Bruce Wayne is a wealthy playboy.

• Example: Bruce Wayne is a wealthy playboy by day.

In the above example, the prepositional phrase by day is part of the complete predicate regardless of its position in the sentence. This is because by day modifies playboy, which is part of the predicate.

Underline the subject. Circle the predicate.

 1. I enjoy pizza with sausage and pepperoni. 

2. The old house on the corner has a big garden in the backyard. 

3. Lynn, my mom’s best friend, plays cards with her family. 

4. The hammer on the shelf can be used to work on the project. 

5. Our dog, Rocky, loves to chase sticks and balls. 

6. The shop owner, Jay, gives us free candy whenever we stop to say hello. 

7. A microwave and a blender cannot both fit on the counter in my kitchen.

 8. Amy, Carol, and Rachel went to France together for vacation. 

9. Tom and Ann are going to have dinner at the restaurant. 

10. My brother and my sister are studying in college.