1. Complete Subjects and Complete Predicates Mrs. Davidovicz’s Class 2012 – 2013 CCGPS: ELACC3L1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. f. Ensure subject-verb and pronoun-antecedent agreement.*

2. Essential Question Write the essential question down in your ELA interactive notebook. How can I tell the difference between a subject and a predicate?

3. A Complete Subject The first part of a sentence tells who or what the sentence is about. It is the “who” part of the sentence, and it is also called the subject. The subject contains nouns in it. For example: ▫Jonas likes to play soccer on Saturday afternoons. ▫The cars were backed up for three miles. ▫Trinity, Kyle, and Diamond were going to the mountains for a short vacation.

4. A Complete Predicate The second part of the sentence tells what the subject is doing, the “do” part of the sentence. This is also known as the predicate. The predicate part of the sentence contains verbs in it. For example: ▫Jonas likes to play soccer on Saturday afternoons. ▫The cars were backed up for three miles. ▫Trinity, Kyle, and Diamond were going to the mountains for a short vacation.

5. Which words are the subjects/predicates? Five friends collected shells from the beach last summer. Subject: Five friends Predicate: collected shells from the beach last summer. The boy with the skateboard lost his backpack at the park. (This one is tricky. Find the verb.) Subject: The boy with the skateboard Predicate: lost his backpack at the park.

6. Which words are the subjects/predicates? My sister, Keysha, likes to read chapter books. Subject: My sister, Keysha Predicate: likes to read chapter books. Many posters are hanging up in her bedroom. Subject: Many posters Predicate: are hanging up in her bedroom. The monsters from the movie scared my younger brother. Subject: The monsters from the movie Predicate: scared my younger brother.

7. Here’s something a little different… In a minute, you will receive a some sentence strips. Together, we will decide which words in the sentences are the subjects and which are the predicates. Then you will make a cut after the subject and place them in the correct pockets.

8. Essential Question (lesson two) Write the essential question down in your ELA interactive notebook. How can I tell the difference between a subject and a predicate?

9. Create a Sentence (lesson two) Subjects have nouns in them, and predicates have verbs in them. Today, you will have a chance to create your own complete sentence using nouns and verbs. You and a group will have a list of nouns and verbs to choose from. Select one noun and one verb, and create a sentence from that.

10. Create a Sentence (lesson two) dogslamp pizzaphones mailmantrucks sodapencils houseprincipal writewere ringtalks issits driveshines tastesrun

11. Essential Question (lesson four) Write the essential question down in your ELA interactive notebook. How can I tell the difference between a subject and a predicate?

12. Is It a Subject or Predicate? SubjectsPredicates 100 200 300 Subject & Predicate Jeopardy

13. Is It a Subject or Predicate? 100100 Read the sentence below. Is the underlined part a subject or a predicate? Children like to dress up every Halloween and go trick-or-treating. Way to go! It’s a subject!

14. Is It a Subject or Predicate? 200200 Read the sentence below. Is the underlined part a subject or a predicate? My sisters, Janie and Joelle, do not live at home with my mom, dad, and me. Correct! It is a subject!

15. Is It a Subject or Predicate? 300300 Read the sentence below. Is the underlined part a subject or a predicate? The custodian works at the school even on weekends. You rock! It is a predicate!

16. Subject 100100 What is the subject in this sentence? The plane will have to get its broken engine fixed before it takes off again. Awesome! The plane is the subject!

17. Subject 200200 What is the subject in this sentence? The missing car keys were left in the car last Friday. Awesome! The missing car keys is the subject!

18. Subject 300300 What is the subject in this sentence? (This one is tricky! Find the verb first, and maybe that will help you.) Over the weekend, my brother and his best friend bought two new pairs of sneakers. You are a genius! My brother and his best friend is the subject!

19. Predicate 100100 What is the predicate in this sentence? Monarch butterflies travel across the United States each year. Wow! Travel across the United States each year is the predicate!

20. Predicate 200200 What is the predicate in this sentence? (Careful!) Some of the smallest birds in the world, hummingbirds, can fly faster than some larger birds. You rock! Can fly faster than some larger birds is the predicate!

21. Predicate 300300 What is the predicate in this sentence? (This might be tricky!) There might be nineteen other species of spiders that we don’t even know about. Wonderful! Might be nineteen other species of spiders that we don’t even know about is the predicate!