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Understanding Subjects and Predicates

The document provides a lesson on sentence structure, focusing on subjects and predicates. It explains the concepts of simple subjects, simple predicates, complete sentences, and compound subjects and predicates, along with examples. Additionally, it includes practice exercises for identifying and differentiating these elements within sentences.

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Understanding Subjects and Predicates

The document provides a lesson on sentence structure, focusing on subjects and predicates. It explains the concepts of simple subjects, simple predicates, complete sentences, and compound subjects and predicates, along with examples. Additionally, it includes practice exercises for identifying and differentiating these elements within sentences.

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Subjects and Predicates

Sentence Structure Lesson


Warm up

What makes a sentence complete?


What makes a sentence incomplete?
Simple Subjects
Who or what the sentence is about. (the
doer – can be a noun or pronoun)

Example:
Robert asked for his late work.
It was the best concert ever!
Lime green is my favorite color.
Simple Predicates
The action of the sentence; what the
subject does (the verb).

Examples:
Jane cried.
Marcus was talking.
The rain ended the baseball game.
Complete Sentences
Each needs a subject and a predicate.
Imperative sentences do not need subjects.
Subjects are on the left, predicates are right.

Examples
She runs.
Stop.
I am.
Bob went to school, but Kyle stayed home.
Compound/Complete Subjects
All of the words describing the subject;
telling what the sentence is about.

Examples:
Chris and I studied.
Jane swept and vacuumed.
She and I ate pizza and watched movies.
Compound/Complete
Predicates
All of the words describing what the
subject does.

Examples:
Chris and I studied.
Jane swept and vacuumed.
She and I ate pizza and watched movies.
Longer Sentences
Sentences may have more than one set of
subjects and predicates.

I went home and my mom yelled at me.


She threw the ball at me but I dropped it.
I had a headache until I took a nap.
Practice
1. Draw a line between the compound
subject and compound predicate.
2. Underline the simple subject.
3. Circle the simple predicate.
1

My hard-working dad
pushed the lawn
mower.
2

The art museum opens


on Monday.
3

The cherry popsicle


drips down onto my
shirt.
4

The mall is a fun place


to meet friends.
5

Our trip to Disney


World was a blast!
6

Ella’s little sister will


swim in the race today.

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