Transcript complete subject and complete predicate powerpoint

Subjects and
Predicates
A Grammar Lesson for
Fourth Grade
Created by Teresa Wilson – Desert Palms - July 2010
Every sentence is made up of
two parts.
• The subject names the person,
place, or thing the sentence is about
(the WHO or WHAT.)
• The predicate tells what the
subject is or does (the ACTION.)
The Subject
• The complete subject includes all the words that
identify the person or thing the sentence is about.
My Aunt Mary has a cat.
The little old man walked with a cane.
• The simple subject is the main noun or pronoun.
The boy with the blue shirt waved to me.
Jack loves to play soccer.
The Predicate
• The complete predicate includes all
words that tell what the subject of the
sentence is or does.
Tim took three marbles from
the pile.
• The simple predicate is the
main verb or verb phrase.
Let’s Review
• Share with your shoulder partner the
difference between a complete subject
and a simple subject.
A
A quick
quick coyote
coyote caught a lizard.
• Share with your shoulder partner the
difference between a complete
predicate and a simple predicate.
A quick coyote caught a lizard.
Sentences can have more than
one subject or predicate.
• A compound subject is two or more
subjects with the same predicate.
– The subjects are usually joined by and or or.
Stacey and her brother went to the park.
• A compound predicate is two or more
predicates with the same subject.
– The simple predicates in a compound
predicate are usually joined by and, but, or or.
Stacey and her brother went to the park and
played frisbee.
Mechanics and Usage
• If a compound subject has two subjects,
the subjects are not separated by a
comma.
• If it has three or more subjects, they are
separated by commas.
Josh, Carrie, and Meg went fishing.
Mechanics and Usage
• If a compound predicate has two
predicates, the predicates are not
separated by a comma.
• If it has three or more predicates, they
are separated by commas.
Tonight we will eat, read,
and play games.