SUBJECTS & PREDICATES Grammar review #5

DEFINING SIMPLE SUBJECT & PREDICATE SUBJECT = whom or what the sentence is about PREDICATE =WHAT THE SUBJECT DOES

FINDING SIMPLE SUBEJCT & PREDICATE Find the action word / verb Form a Question by placing “who or what” before the verb EXAMPLE: Molly shops at the mall. WHO OR WHAT SHOPS?

DEFINING COMPLETE SUBJECT & PREDICATE COMPLETE SUBJECT = ALL WORDS THAT TELL WHO OR WHAT THE SUBJECT IS COMPLETE PREDICATE = ALL WORDS THAT STATE THE ACTION OR CONDTION OF THE SUBJECT EXAMPLE: THE DUSTY OLD CAR WILL NOT START ANYMORE

DEFINING COMPOUND SUBJECTS & PREDICATES Compound subject = two or more simple subjects that have the same predicate Subjects joined by and, or, either…Or, neither…nor, but Compound predicate = two or more simple predicates (verbs) that have the same subject Predicates joined by and, or, either…or, neither…nor, but

FINDING COMPOUND SUBJECTS & PREDICATES EX#1: Oregon and Washington lie in the Pacific Northwest. EX#2: Many people neither enjoy nor appreciate modern art.

DEFINING COMPOUND VS. SIMPLE SENTENCES Compound sentences = two or more independent clauses joined by a comma and a coordinating conjunction FANBOYS! Simple sentence = one independent clauSe Can have compound subject and predicate

FINDING SUBJECT & PREDICATE IN COMPOUND SENTENCES EX#1: Ms. Martin teaches Literacy, but Ms. Bolus teaches Math. EX#2: I went to the grocery store, and then I ran to the library.