1. Grammar: subject/predicate and objects

2. In general… Every complete sentence must have at least two components:
A thing (noun)
An action (verb)
In sentence structure they are called…
Subject
Predicate

3. Subjects the subject is the noun that takes action
To find the subject, ask yourself: who or what is taking this action?
The answer is your subject.

4. Examples
John went to the store.
It was hot outside.

5. Predicate The predicate is the action
Action verbs are easy to identify, but remember verbs of being: am, is, are, were, was
A sentence can have more than one predicate

6. Examples
We ate pizza.
Love was his only motivation.

7. Objects
Objects are nouns in the sentence or clause that do not take actions
If a noun takes the predicate, it is the subject; therefore, if a noun is not the subject then it must be an object.

8. example
We ate chicken.
I forgot my shoes.

9. Compound Subject and Predicates
Occurs when a clause has more than one subject or predicate functioning as a single unit
A compound subject is when two or more separate subjects take the same predicate
A compound predicate is when a subject or group of subjects take two or more predicates

10. Examples
John and I played a game.
I went home and studied.