Subjects and Predicates - St. Louis Public Schools

[Pages:3]UNIT 1 GRAMMAR

Subjects and Predicates

The subject is the word or group of words that tells whom or what the sentence is about. The simple subject is the main noun or pronoun in the complete subject. The predicate is the word or group of words that tells something about the subject. The simple predicate is the verb in the complete predicate. A simple subject and a simple predicate can be more than one word.

Complete Subject Complete Predicate Simple Subject Simple Predicate

The train arrived in the station. The train arrived in the station.

A Write each sentence. Underline the complete subject and circle

the complete predicate. 1. The train was fast. 2. Ken read a book on the train. 3. Many trains leave in the morning. 4. The train conductor smiled. 5. He checked my ticket and winked at me.

Write each sentence. Underline the simple subject once and the simple predicate twice.

6. I love trains. 7. Some trains are very long. 8. I have seen some small trains too. 9. Mrs. Grant will take me on the train next week. 10. We are planning a trip to the museum.

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B Identify the underlined word or words in each sentence. Write CS for

complete subjects, CP for complete predicates, SS for simple subjects, or SP for simple predicates.

1. My older sister is a good traveling partner. 2. We often travel together. 3. One day she took a train trip with me. 4. We were traveling far across the country. 5. She was sleeping on the seat next to me. 6. We were nervous so far away from home. 7. Most of the time, though, we enjoyed the trip. 8. We both are looking forward to the return trip.

C Finish each sentence by adding a complete subject or a complete

predicate from the box below.

Complete Subject Some people Planes and trains

Complete Predicate prefer traveling by plane today took trains to travel long distances

9. People living one hundred years ago _____. 10. _____ still like to travel by train. 11. Many people _____. 12. _____ are both fun to ride.

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Review and Assess

Read this paragraph. Then write the complete subjects in one column and the complete predicates in a second column.

1. My mother has lived in many places. 2. She was born in Bristol, Connecticut. 3. She and her family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1975. 4. My mother went to college in Iowa. 5. Mom, Dad, my sisters, and I live in Georgia now.

Read each sentence. Write the letter of the words that describe the underlined words in each sentence.

6. Juan D?az, our friend, was born in Chicago.

A complete subject B simple subject

C complete predicate D simple predicate

7. Juan and his family moved to Detroit two years ago.

A complete subject B simple subject

C complete predicate D simple predicate

8. He has lived there ever since.

A complete subject B simple subject

C complete predicate D simple predicate

9. Juan likes living there.

A complete subject B simple subject

C complete predicate D simple predicate

10. He has many friends.

A complete subject B simple subject

C complete predicate D simple predicate

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