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Journal. What is your favorite thing about yourself? What is your least favorite thing about yourself?. Subjects and Predicates. Subjects and Predicates. The complete subject includes all the words in the subject of a sentence.

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Journal

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  1. Journal • What is your favorite thing about yourself? • What is your least favorite thing about yourself?

  2. Subjects and Predicates

  3. Subjects and Predicates • The complete subject includes all the words in the subject of a sentence. • The complete predicate includes all the words in the predicate of a sentence. • Charles Dickens’s novelsare still popular. • My English teacherwrote an article. • Complete Subject Complete Predicate

  4. Subjects and Predicates • The simple subject is the main word or word group in the complete subject. • The simple subject is usually a noun or pronoun. • The young Charles Dickens wrote many articles.

  5. Subjects and Predicates • The simple predicate is the main word or word group in the complete predicate. • The simple predicate is always a verb • The young Charles Dickens wrote many articles.

  6. Identifying Complete Subjects and Complete Predicates • Write each sentence. Underline the complete subject once and the complete predicate twice. 1. The purple mountains appeared misty in the distance. 2. Emilio cheered for his sister’s teammates. 3. A big raccoon crawled out of the hole. 4. Ms. Hayashida is our math teacher.

  7. Identifying Complete Subjects and Complete Predicates 1. The purple mountainsappeared misty in the distance. 2. Emiliocheered for his sister’s teammates. 3. A big raccooncrawled out of the hole. 4. Ms. Hayashidais our math teacher.

  8. Identifying Complete Subjects and Complete Predicates 5. I like strawberry shortcake with cream. 6. The Snake River flows through southern Idaho. 7. You seem sad today. 8. This dictionary has 1,559 pages. 9. The young detective searched the room for clues. 10. The fresh yellow butter melted.

  9. Identifying Complete Subjects and Complete Predicates 5. Ilike strawberry shortcake with cream. 6. The Snake Riverflows through southern Idaho. 7. Youseem sad today. 8. This dictionaryhas 1,559 pages. 9. The young detectivesearched the room for clues. 10. The fresh yellow buttermelted.

  10. Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates • Write each sentence. Underline the simple subject once and the simple predicate twice. 1. Thirteen pink candles decorated Lisa’s birthday cake. 2. This collie’s name is Misty Moonlight. 3. Some teachers assign homework every day. 4. The boys’ soccer team lost only one game this season. 5. His bushy beard stretched to his waistline.

  11. Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates 1. Thirteen pink candlesdecorated Lisa’s birthday cake. 2. This collie’s nameis Misty Moonlight. 3. Some teachersassign homework every day. 4. The boys’ soccer teamlost only one game this season. 5. His bushy beardstretched to his waistline.

  12. Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates 6. Daffodils swayed in the brisk breeze. 7. Jefferson Middle School has a new principal. 8. That tall blond boy plays a trombone in the band. 9. My library book disappeared. 10.Computer games give me many hours of fun and entertainment.

  13. Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates 6. Daffodilsswayed in the brisk breeze. 7. Jefferson Middle Schoolhas a new principal. 8. That tall blond boyplays a trombone in the band. 9. My library bookdisappeared. 10.Computer gamesgive me many hours of fun and entertainment.

  14. Identifying the Subject • In most sentences, the subject comes before the predicate. • Washington Irvingdescribed New York in his stories. • SubjectPredicate

  15. Identifying the Subject • Questions begin with part or all of the predicate. The subject comes next, followed by the rest of the predicate. • Arepeoplestill reading his stories? • PSP

  16. Identifying the Subject • To locate the subject of a question, rearrange the words to from a statement. • DidIrvingwrite many funny stories? • Irvingdid write many funny stories. • PSP

  17. Identifying the Subject • The predicate also comes before the subject in sentences with inverted order and in declarative sentences that begin with Here is, Here are, There is, and There are. • Over the paper raced Irving’s pen. • There is Irving’s manuscript. • PS

  18. Identifying the Subject • In imperative sentences, the subject is usually not stated. The predicate is the entire sentence. The word you is understood to be the subject • (You) Look for the author’s name. • S P

  19. Identifying the subject • Underline the complete subject. Write (You) before any sentence with an understood subject. 1. Does your brother deliver the morning paper? 2. Into the tall grass crawled the little garter snake. 3. Call me this afternoon at three o’clock. 4. Has the mail arrived? 5. The Beatles introduced many popular songs.

  20. Identifying the subject • Underline the complete subject. Write (You) before any sentence with an understood subject. 1. Does your brother deliver the morning paper? 2. Into the tall grass crawled the little garter snake. 3. (You) Call me this afternoon at three o’clock. 4. Has the mail arrived? 5. The Beatles introduced many popular songs.

  21. Identifying the subject 6. Here is a famous painting by Grant Wood. 7. From the bottom of the sea rose a hideous monster. 8. Define the words numerator and denominator. 9. A personal computer is a useful tool for a writer. 10. There are rules for this game.

  22. Identifying the subject 6. Here is a famous painting by Grant Wood. 7. From the bottom of the sea rose a hideous monster. 8. (You) Define the words numerator and denominator. 9. A personal computer is a useful tool for a writer. 10. There are rules for this game.

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