Download Subject and Predicates Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates

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Subject and Predicates
Every independent clause can be separated into two parts:
Complete subject and Complete predicate.
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Complete subject
All the words that describe who or what is doing
the action or who/what the sentence is about.
Usually is found at the beginning of the
sentence
1.Jack
2.Jack, the boy down the street,
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Complete predicate
 Describes the action or describes who/what the
subject is.
 The verb or an adverb is usually the first word of
the predicate!
rides his bike.
rides his bike to school every day.
Rewrite the sentences and place into either the complete subject or the complete predicate.
1. Jack rides his bike.
2. Jack, the boy down the street, rides his bike to school every day.
3. Jack and Cyrus are my friends.
4. Planets in the solar system reflect light from the sun.
5. Ganymede is the biggest satellite in the solar system.
6. The planets closest to Earth are Mercury, Venus, and Mars.
7. My brother likes to catch fireflies at night.
8. Dr. Davis at the animal clinic treated my dog for fleas.
9. The hare takes a nap during the race.
10. Sometimes, a wicked witch puts the princess under a spell.
Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates
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Using the sentences above, write the simple subjects and the simple predicates.
Simple Subject
Simple Predicate
The main noun or pronoun in the complete subject
 Fancy term for the verb or verb phrase
Cannot be in a prepositional phrase
 Does not include any adverbs or prepositional
phrases
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Copy and paste for more practice:
http://www.englishforeveryone.org/Topics/Subjectsand-Predicates.htm
Introduction to Prepositional Phrases (Yippee!)
Student should be able to use and identify:
o prepositional phrases
o prepositions
o objects of the preposition.
The Basics: A preposition is a word that shows a relationship between a noun or a pronoun to some other word in
the sentence. (Are you confused yet? Hold on; don’t give up. It’s easier than it sounds!)
Phrases are groups of words! (Simple so far, right?)
However, they are not complete sentences as they do not have a subject, and/or a verb.
Complete sentences may have prepositional phrases in them.
Prepositions add information to the sentences. They often tell:
Where something occurs- Example: in the house or under the desk
When something happened – Example: before dinner or during the movie
Movement- Example: towards the lake or away from the edge
Other- These don’t fall under the other categories- Example: according to or in spite of
Know these also!
of
at as
according to
for
with
in spite of
over; above
around
since despite in place of
during about
past
except
across
in
toward
from
inside
within
into
out; out of
through
under; underneath; beneath
Write the following prepositions in the correct locations on the graphic:
down; up; against; by; beside; on; between; near; next to; amid; among; to
You need to know: Every prepositional phrase:
Begins with a preposition
Ends with an object (a noun or a pronoun)
May have modifiers such as the (articles or other adjectives)
Example: over
the
bridge
Beanie Baby Examples
The Beanie Baby is:
Modifiers
Preposition
(adjectives)
Your own examples
Object of the
preposition
Part I: Underline the prepositional phrases in each sentence. Then draw an arrow from the preposition to the object of
the preposition.
1. The train raced through the tunnel.
2. Brian walked toward the ballpark after school.
3. Ask Dad for the keys to the boat.
4. The safe is behind the painting on this wall.
5. Without a doubt, Natalie will arrive before us.
6. Throughout the day, newscasters broke into the regular programs with special bulletins.
7. Cassie has not been in town since last month.
8. It is difficult to work during vacation.
Copy and paste the link for more practice: http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/preposition-exercises.html
Linking verbs and Subject complements
LINKING VERBS connect the subject of a sentence to a word or words in the predicate. These
words are called subject complements- predicate nouns or predicate adjectives.
predicate nouns rename the subject
predicate adjectives describe the subject
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predicate adjective
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ALWAYS LINKING Verbs
Sometimes Linking Verbs
am
are
is
was
were
be
been
being
becomes
seems
appears
feels
grows
looks
proves
remains
smells
sounds
tastes
turns
Predicate Nouns (nominatives) and Predicate Adjectives
These are similar to direct objects except they apply to linking verbs. Daniel is a good cook.
1)First, cross out all prepositional phrases, if there are any.
2)Next, find the subject and the linking verb.
3)Ask yourself Who? or What?
4)If the answer is a noun, then it is a predicate noun (also called nominative). If the answer is an adjective, then it is
a predicate adjective.
5) Daniel is what? a cook- cook is a noun in this sentence, so cook is the predicate nominative.
Copy and paste the link below to practice identifying predicate nouns/adjectives
http://easystream.net/lessonquest/language/lessons/prednounpredadj.html