Subjects and Predicates Also Includes Prepositions and Idioms.

Subjects The subject is who or what the sentence is about. If you said: “Julianne wanted to eat ice cream,” the subject would be Julianne, because she is who the sentence is about. Or, if you said: “The car was slow today,” the car would be the subject because it is what you are talking about. MUST contain a noun. The “beginner”.

Predicates The predicate tells what the subject is or does. For example, if you said “Bobby went to eat ice-cream,” think about the subject first. The subject is Bobby. Therefore, you can look for what it is that Bobby did. From the sentence, you can tell that Bobby “went to eat ice-cream,” so, “went to eat ice-cream” is the predicate. The predicate MUST contain a verb. The “completer.”

Objects: Direct, Indirect, or prepositional? Verb Only: “She laughed.” Only tells the noun and verb. Direct: “She laughed at the picture” Gives a bit more detail “at” helps describe. Is the “Receiver.” Indirect: “Russell proposed to Katy.” Helps to tell who or what about the subject. Preposition: “She listened to her iPod.” Connects the subject to the predicate. Predicate Nominative: follows a preposition, and tells us something about the subject. “She was the team captain.”

What’s the difference? / Examples: Subject = Who or What Predicate = Is or Does Think about who/what the subject is, and then who/what is or who/what does for the predicate. REMEMBER: The subject is NOT part of the predicate. The predicate is the COMPLETE thought or action.

Try some on your own. Directions: Copy the sentence, underline the subject, circle the preposition, tell whether it is direct or indirect, and draw a box around the predicate Nominative (if there is one). 1. Chester became Treasurer of our 8th grade class. 2. Shelby’s dog, Lizzy, barked at the car across the street. 3. I like the color red. 4. Susan got into a fight at the game last night.

Noun Review PRONOUN: PROPER NOUN: COMMON NOUN: A Pronoun can replace another pronoun. Ex: he, she, her, his, theirs, they, etc. PROPER NOUN: A Proper Noun shows possession. It is always capitalized. Ex: Mikey, Lorie, Shelby, Apopka, etc. COMMON NOUN: A Common Noun refers to a general person, place, thing, or idea. Ex: School, boy, girl, tree, lake, etc.

Further Into Nouns Abstract Noun: Concrete Noun: Abstract nouns cannot be discovered by any of your five senses, however, you know they are there. Ex: Freedom, love, hate, fear. Concrete Noun: A Concrete Noun can be discovered by one of your five senses. Ex: Desk, Cinnamon, Flowers, etc.