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Subject & Predicate

Name:___________________________

The subject of a sentence is who or what the sentence is about. It can include adjectives that describe the subject. The predicate is the rest of the sentence, which explains what the subject did. Lets look at an example:
The beautiful young girl looked at herself in the mirror.

The phrase, The beautiful young girl , is the subject. The simple subject is girl. The phrase, looked at herself in the mirror, is the predicate. The simple predicate is just the verb, looked.
In each sentence below, underline the subject, and circle the simple subject.

1. Menna typed on the computer keyboard. 2. The first grade teacher wrote the lesson on the board. 3. The ridiculously tall hat blocked my view in the movie theater. 4. My favorite video game was on sale at the store. 5. The energetic children ran around on the playground. 6. The lady with the hairnet on served lunch in the cafeteria.
In each sentence below, underline the predicate, and circle the simple predicate.

7. Alan and Bryan walked to the store on Main Street after school. 8. The enthusiastic fans cheered when they saw the soccer game score. 9. The tired principal got into her car at the end of the day. 10. Mrs. Cortezs students went on a field trip to the science museum. 11. We met our neighbors at OSheas, the new Irish restaurant. 12. My Aunt Sally quizzed me on the multiplication facts last weekend.

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Subject & Predicate

Key Name:___________________________

The subject of a sentence is who or what the sentence is about. It can include adjectives that describe the subject. The predicate is the rest of the sentence, which explains what the subject did. Lets look at an example:
The beautiful young girl looked at herself in the mirror.

The phrase, The beautiful young girl , is the subject. The simple subject is girl. The phrase, looked at herself in the mirror, is the predicate. The simple predicate is just the verb, looked.
In each sentence below, underline the subject, and circle the simple subject.

1. Menna typed on the computer keyboard. 2. The first grade teacher wrote the lesson on the board. 3. The ridiculously tall hat blocked my view in the movie theater. 4. My favorite video game was on sale at the store. 5. The energetic children ran around on the playground. 6. The lady with the hairnet on served lunch in the cafeteria.
In each sentence below, underline the predicate, and circle the simple predicate.

7. Alan and Bryan walked to the store on Main Street after school. 8. The enthusiastic fans cheered when they saw the soccer game score. 9. The tired principal got into her car at the end of the day. 10. Mrs. Cortezs students went on a field trip to the science museum. 11. We met our neighbors at OSheas, the new Irish restaurant. 12. My Aunt Sally quizzed me on the multiplication facts last weekend.

Copyright 2011 K12Reader - http://www.k12reader.com