Language Arts: Subject and Predicate in a Sentence
Finding who or what the sentence is about and what happens
Language Arts: Subject and Predicate in a Sentence
Finding who or what the sentence is about and what happens
Language Arts - Grade 2-3
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In the sentence, "The dog barked loudly," write the subject and the predicate.
The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.
The subject is "The dog." The predicate is "barked loudly." - 2
Circle the subject in this sentence: "My sister rides her bike." Then write the predicate.
The subject is "My sister." The predicate is "rides her bike." - 3
Underline the predicate in this sentence: "The yellow bus stopped at the corner." Then write the subject.
The predicate tells what the subject does or is.
The predicate is "stopped at the corner." The subject is "The yellow bus." - 4
In the sentence, "A tiny frog jumped into the pond," write the subject and the predicate.
The subject is "A tiny frog." The predicate is "jumped into the pond." - 5
Choose the complete subject in the sentence: "Three happy children played in the park." Write the complete subject.
Include all the words that name and describe who the sentence is about.
The complete subject is "Three happy children" because those words tell who the sentence is about. - 6
Choose the complete predicate in the sentence: "The little kitten slept on the soft blanket." Write the complete predicate.
The complete predicate is "slept on the soft blanket" because those words tell what the kitten did. - 7
Draw a line between the subject and predicate in this sentence: "The birds sang in the tree." Then write both parts.
Look for the action word. The subject usually comes before it.
The sentence can be divided as "The birds | sang in the tree." The subject is "The birds," and the predicate is "sang in the tree." - 8
Complete the sentence by adding a predicate: "The brave firefighter ____."
One correct answer is "The brave firefighter rescued the cat." The predicate is "rescued the cat" because it tells what the firefighter did. - 9
Complete the sentence by adding a subject: "____ baked cookies after school."
Your subject should tell who did the action.
One correct answer is "My grandma baked cookies after school." The subject is "My grandma" because it tells who baked cookies. - 10
Read the sentence: "The big red balloon floated away." Write S above the subject and P above the predicate, then write both parts.
The subject is "The big red balloon." The predicate is "floated away." - 11
Sort these words into a sentence with a subject and predicate: "ran fast, The horse." Write the sentence, then label the subject and predicate.
A sentence often begins with who or what it is about.
The sentence is "The horse ran fast." The subject is "The horse," and the predicate is "ran fast." - 12
In the sentence, "Our class visited the library," is "Our class" the subject or the predicate? Explain your answer.
"Our class" is the subject because it tells who visited the library. - 13
In the sentence, "ate a crunchy apple," is this a complete sentence? Explain what is missing.
A complete sentence needs both a subject and a predicate.
This is not a complete sentence because it is missing a subject. It does not tell who ate the apple. - 14
Look at the sentence: "The soccer team won the game." Put the words into the chart by writing the subject on one side and the predicate on the other side.
The subject is "The soccer team." The predicate is "won the game." - 15
Write your own complete sentence about an animal. Then label the subject and the predicate.
Start with an animal, then tell what the animal does.
One correct answer is "The rabbit hops across the grass." The subject is "The rabbit," and the predicate is "hops across the grass." Student answers may vary if they include a subject and a predicate.