2. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About SUBJECTS and PREDICATES!!!

3. A sentence is made up of one or more words that express a complete thought. Using only men for all roles in Shakespeare’s plays. Is this a complete thought or not? I think not! It was necessary to use only men for all roles in Shakespeare’s plays. Is this a complete thought or not? Yes, indeed!

4. Every sentence begins with a CAPITAL LETTER and ends with an end mark - PERIOD (.), QUESTION MARK (?), EXCLAMATION POINT (!). a or an a

5. Every complete sentence contains two parts: a and a SUBJECT PREDICATE.

6. The subject part of a sentence names a the sentence is about. It is the part of the sentence about which something is being said. PERSON, PLACE, THING, or IDEA

7. The predicate part of the sentence tells what the subject or It can also describe what the subject or DOES HAS. ISIS LIKE.

8. Complete or Incomplete? I am going to the movie tonight. ___ complete ___ incomplete My cat and dog are. ___ complete ___ incomplete Open the door to the. ___complete___ incomplete Answer every question on the. ___ complete___ incomplete Show me where you live. ___ complete___ incomplete Please put your hand. ___ complete___ incomplete The answer to the problem is. ___ complete___ incomplete Please take me to the car. ___ complete___ incomplete

9. Complete Subjects and Predicates The complete subject includes in the subject. The complete predicate includes in the predicate. ALL OF THE WORDS ALL OF THE WORDS

10. Three pelicans flew over the beach. The children built a sandcastle. Everyone in the stadium watched the game. The microwave beeped. The moon shines down on the water. The bicycle’s back tire needed air. Orange is my favorite color. The giant oak tree is over a hundred years old. __________________ ________________ _________________________ ______________________ ______________________________ _______________________ ____________________________ _____________ ________________________________ __________________________________________ _________ _________________________ _______________________ __________________________________ Please underline the complete subject once and the complete predicate twice.

11. Simple Subjects and Predicates The simple subject also tells who or what the sentence is about, but it does have all of the descriptive words. The simple subject is usually just a single noun. NOT

12. Now just circle the SIMPLE SUBJECT in each sentence. Three pelicans flew over the beach. The children built a sandcastle. Everyone in the stadium watched the game. The microwave beeped. The moon shines down on the water. The bicycle’s back tire needed air. Orange is my favorite color. The giant oak tree is over a hundred years old.