Subject and Predicate Help

November 16, 2011 | Posted in: Class Updates

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Here’s a quick guide to the three kids of subjects and predicates we’re working on in school!

Subject Who or what the sentence is about.  (Ex:  The blue ball rolled down the driveway.)

Predicate What happens to the subject.  (Ex:  The blue ball rolled down the driveway.)

Simple Subject Just the noun that makes up the subject.  (Ex:  The blue ball rolled down the driveway.)

Complete Subject All the words that show who or what the sentence is about.  (Ex:  The blue ball rolled down the driveway.)

Compound Subject A subject that has two or more people or things.  (Ex:  The blue ball and red baseball bat rolled down the driveway.)

Simple Predicate The verb that shows what the subject does.  (Ex:  The blue ball rolled down the driveway.)

Complete Predicate All the words that show what the subject did.  (Ex:  The blue ball rolled down the driveway.)

Compound Predicate The words that show multiple things that the subject did.  (Ex:  The blue ball rolled down the driveway and hit a passing car.)