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Subjects and Predicates

Subjects and Predicates. Mrs. Davis’ 5 th Grade Language Arts Classes. SUBJECTS. We’ll discuss 3 types of subjects: - COMPLETE subjects - SIMPLE subjects - COMPOUND subjects. SUBJECTS. The SUBJECT of a sentence tells who or what the sentence is about.

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Subjects and Predicates

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  1. Subjects and Predicates Mrs. Davis’ 5th Grade Language Arts Classes

  2. SUBJECTS • We’ll discuss 3 types of subjects: - COMPLETE subjects - SIMPLE subjects - COMPOUND subjects

  3. SUBJECTS • The SUBJECT of a sentence tells who or what the sentence is about. • A SUBJECT can be COMPLETE, SIMPLE, or COMPOUND

  4. COMPLETE SUBJECTS • The COMPLETESUBJECT includes all of the words that tell who or what a sentence is about: - The dog ran. - The big dog ran quickly. - The big, shaggy dog ran home quickly.

  5. SIMPLE SUBJECTS • The SIMPLESUBJECT includes a single word (noun or pronoun) that tells who or what a sentence is about: - The dog ran. - The big dog ran quickly. - The big, shaggy dog ran home quickly.

  6. COMPOUND SUBJECTS • A COMPOUNDSUBJECT includes two or more subjects: - The boy and dog ran. - The fast boy and dog ran quickly. - The fast, frightened boy and dog ran home quickly.

  7. SUBJECT REVIEW • Name the type of subject in gold: - My big sister was late. - My mom, my big sister, and my little brother were late. - My big sister was late.

  8. PREDICATES • We’ll discuss 3 types of predicates: - COMPLETE predicates - SIMPLE predicates - COMPOUND predicates

  9. PREDICATES • The PREDICATE of a sentence tells what happened in a sentence. It tells what the subject is/was or does/did. • A PREDICATE can be COMPLETE, SIMPLE, or COMPOUND

  10. COMPLETE PREDICATES • The COMPLETEPREDICATE includes all of the words that tell what happened in the sentence: - The dog ran. - The big dog ran quickly. - The big, shaggy dog ran home quickly.

  11. SIMPLE PREDICATES • The SIMPLEPREDICATE includes a word or words (VERB / HELPING VERB) that tells what happened in the sentence: - Thedog ran. - The bigdog isrunning quickly. - The big, shaggydog will run home quickly.

  12. COMPOUND PREDICATES • A COMPOUNDPREDICATE includes two or more predicates (verbs): - Thedog ran and yelped. - The dog will run quickly and yelp loudly. - The dog is running quickly home and isyelping all the way.

  13. PREDICATE REVIEW • Name the type of predicate in gold: - The teacher yelled at the kids. - The teacher yelled. - The teacher yelled at the kids, threw her book on the desk, and kicked her chair.

  14. POP QUIZ Write the complete subject, and circle the simple subject. 1. My lazy teacher sits in her chair all day. 2. Our chatty, disobedient classmates drive the teacher nuts. 3. Two wild and crazy kids will get detention today. Write the complete predicate, and circle the simple predicate. 4. His mother will ride home with her friend. 5. Their kittens played with the string. 6. Ted and Jen are staying after school today. 7. Rewrite any sentence above to have a compound subject. 8. Rewrite any sentence above to have a compound predicate.

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