Subject And Predicate Pp
- 1. Subject and Predicate ENGL 101 Prof. D. Soto
- 2. Definitions Subject- is who or what the sentence is about. Nouns are often used as subjects. Example: The Bible is the Word of God. Drew and I will go to a parade. Simple Subject- see sentence number 1 Compound Subject- see sentence number 2
- 3. Definitions Predicate- is what is being said about the subject(s) in a sentence. The predicate starts with a verb. Example: Brenda obey her parents . Simple Predicate- when the sentence has one verb Example: Maria cleaned her house yesterday. Compound Predicate- when the sentence has more than one verb Example: Maria cleaned and decorated her house yesterday.
- 4. Diagram Simple Subject and Simple Predicate Example: Morgan won the race. Morgan won
- 5. Diagramming Compound Subject and Simple Predicate Peter, James, and John went with Christ up the mountain. (draw the diagram on the board)
- 6. Practice the following exercise in composition paper to hand in Instructions: Think of a noun that would make a good subject for each sentence below. __________________ rang the bell. __________________ preached a sermon. __________________ was selected President. __________________ is a wonderful season. __________________ is extremely tired. The ______________ hopped away.
- 7. Practice this exercise in composition paper to hand in Underline the predicate in the following sentences. Erica drank milk. Anna mailed a letter. Lucas drove the car. Michael painted and cleaned the barn. Mother opened a can of soup. Melissa ran across the yard.
- 8. Practice this exercise in composition paper to hand in Diagram the subject and predicate in the following sentences. I wrote in school today. Horses and cows roamed about in the field. The piano and the violin are difficult instruments to play. Derek got a new bat, glove, and ball. Johnny picked strawberries.