Subjects, Predicates, and Objects

Review: Parts of Speech Write the sentences in the blank space provided, and label each word with its part of speech. 1.Circus parades were long and elaborate. 2.They arrived in town by train. 3.Night parades seemed especially exciting. 4.Wow! Those electric lights and torches glowed so brightly! 5.Animals rode in velvet-draped cages.

Review: Parts of Speech 1.Circus (adj) parades (N) were (V) long (adj) and (conj) elaborate (adj). 2.They (pro) arrived (v) in (prep) town (n) by (prep) train (n) 3.Night (adj) parades (n) seemed (v) especially (adv) exciting (adj). 4.Wow! (int) those (adj) electric (adj) lights (n) and (conj) torches (n) glowed (v) so (adv) brightly (adv). 5.Animals (n) rode (v) in (prep) velvet-draped (adj) cages (n).

Complete Subjects and Predicates A sentence is a group of words with two main parts: a complete subject and a complete predicate. Together, these parts express a complete thought.

Complete Subjects and Predicates A complete subject is the noun, pronoun, or group of words acting as a noun, plus any modifiers, that tells who or what the sentence is about. The complete predicate is the verb or verb phrase, plus any modifiers or complements, that tells what the complete subject of the sentence does or is.

Complete Subjects and Predicates Complete SubjectsComplete Predicates The elegant boatstill sails majestically. A girl wearing a yellow scarfwill meet you at the ferry. Wheat germis very nutritious.

Complete Subjects and Predicates Cowboys roamed. Buffalo Bill delivered mail. Pony express riders carried packages more than 2000 miles. The service lasted for eighteen months.

Complete Subjects and Predicates Although the complete subject usually comes first, occasionally part of a complete predicate will be found at the beginning of a sentence with the rest at the end. Yesterday my social studies class visited a Wild West exhibit. At the exhibit, we saw a collection of Wild West memorabilia.

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects and Predicates 1.Ellen and her friends visited the Museum of Modern Art. 2.You will need a good college dictionary and some other reference texts. 3.Rounding the bend, we saw the old village store under an immense tree. 4.Everyone must pass the same entrance examinations. 5.The end of the play was not at all surprising.

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects and Predicates 1.Ellen and her friends visited the Museum of Modern Art. 2.You will need a good college dictionary and some other reference texts. 3.Rounding the bend, we saw the old village store under an immense tree. 4.Everyone must pass the same entrance examinations. 5.The end of the play was not at all surprising.

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects and Predicates 1.Ellen and her friends visited the Museum of Modern Art. 2.You will need a good college dictionary and some other reference texts. 3.Rounding the bend, we saw the old village store under an immense tree. 4.Everyone must pass the same entrance examinations. 5.The end of the play was not at all surprising.

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects and Predicates 1.Ellen and her friends visited the Museum of Modern Art. 2.You will need a good college dictionary and some other reference texts. 3.Rounding the bend, we saw the old village store under an immense tree. 4.Everyone must pass the same entrance examinations. 5.The end of the play was not at all surprising.

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects and Predicates 1.Ellen and her friends visited the Museum of Modern Art. 2.You will need a good college dictionary and some other reference texts. 3.Rounding the bend, we saw the old village store under an immense tree. 4.Everyone must pass the same entrance examinations. 5.The end of the play was not at all surprising.

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects and Predicates 1.Ellen and her friends visited the Museum of Modern Art. 2.You will need a good college dictionary and some other reference texts. 3.Rounding the bend, we saw the old village store under an immense tree. 4.Everyone must pass the same entrance examinations. 5.The end of the play was not at all surprising.

Sentence or Fragment? F RAGMENTS C OMPLETE S ENTENCE The room in the attic.The room in the attic remained closed for many years. Welcomed the visitors.My grandparents and I welcomes the visitors. On a cool, damp morning.On a cool, damp morning, I left to join the navy.

Exercise 2 1.Choose to lead the team. 2.Suddenly, at the crack of dawn. 3.The house is fenced on three sides. 4.The assistant principal of the high school. 5.Near the top of the mountain range. S F S F F

Simple Subjects and Predicates The simple subject is the essential noun, pronoun, or group of words acting as a noun that cannot be left out of the complete subject. The simple predicate is the essential verb or verb phrase that cannon be left out of the complete predicate.

SIMPLE SUBJECTS AND SIMPLE PREDICATES Complete SubjectsComplete Predicates Tickets for the rodeosold quickly. The writer’s childrenpublished all of his early poetry in 1868 but none of his sketches. The tiny nation of San Marinohas always received most of its income from the sale of postage stamps.

Simple Subjects and Predicates Complete SubjectsComplete Predicates A sudden developing storm threatened the coastline. The state of Alaskahas attracted settlers from many other states.

Simple Subjects and Predicates Complete SubjectsComplete Predicates A sudden developing storm threatened the coastline. The state of Alaskahas attracted settlers from many other states.

Simple Subjects and Predicates Complete SubjectsComplete Predicates A sudden developing storm threatened the coastline. The state of Alaskahas attracted settlers from many other states.

Simple Subjects and Predicates Complete SubjectsComplete Predicates A sudden developing storm threatened the coastline. The state of Alaskahas attracted settlers from many other states.

Simple Subjects and Predicates Complete SubjectsComplete Predicates A sudden developing storm threatened the coastline. The state of Alaskahas attracted settlers from many other states.

Exercise 3: Subjects and Verbs Draw a vertical line between the complete subject and complete predicate. Underline each simple subject once and each simple verb twice. 1.Cattle herders worked up to twenty hours a day. 2.They drove cattle up and down the Chisholm Trail. 3.Sources of water were sometimes not easily found. 4.Natural predators hunted the cattle. 5.Wild buffalo stampedes often occurred late at night.

1.Cattle herders |worked up to twenty hours a day. 2.They drove cattle up and down the Chisholm trail. 3.Sources of water were sometimes not easily found. 4.Natural predators hunted the cattle. 5.Wild buffalo stampedes often occurred late at night.

1.Cattle herders |worked up to twenty hours a day. 2.They | drove cattle up and down the Chisholm trail. 3.Sources of water were sometimes not easily found. 4.Natural predators hunted the cattle. 5.Wild buffalo stampedes often occurred late at night.

1.Cattle herders |worked up to twenty hours a day. 2.They | drove cattle up and down the Chisholm trail. 3.Sources of water | were sometimes not easily found. 4.Natural predators hunted the cattle. 5.Wild buffalo stampedes often occurred late at night.

1.Cattle herders |worked up to twenty hours a day. 2.They | drove cattle up and down the Chisholm trail. 3.Sources of water | were sometimes not easily found. 4.Natural predators | hunted the cattle. 5.Wild buffalo stampedes often occurred late at night.

1.Cattle herders |worked up to twenty hours a day. 2.They | drove cattle up and down the Chisholm trail. 3.Sources of water | were sometimes not easily found. 4.Natural predators | hunted the cattle. 5.Wild buffalo stampedes | often occurred late at night.

Subjects in Different Kinds of Sentences In most sentences, the subject comes before the verb. This is called normal word order. In some sentences, however, the verb comes first, and the word order is inverted. If there is a problem finding the subject, change the sentence back to normal word order, placing the subject first.

Subjects in Different Kinds of Sentences HARD-TO-FIND SUBJECTS Problem SentencesIn Normal Word Order On the hill is a barn.A barn is on the hill. There is someone in the house. Someone is in the house. Here is your notebook.Your notebook is here. Where have you been?You have been where? Hang up the phone.You hang up the phone.

Exercise 4 1.There are three strange men in your office. 2.Have the grandparents arrived yet? 3.Near the bank of the river was an old canoe. 4.Where can my notebooks be? 5.Here are the books from the library.

Exercise 4 1.There are three strange men in your office. 2.Have the grandparents arrived yet? 3.Near the bank of the river was an old canoe. 4.Where can my notebooks be? 5.Here are the books from the library.

Exercise 4 1.There are three strange men in your office. 2.Have the grandparents arrived yet? 3.Near the bank of the river was an old canoe. 4.Where can my notebooks be? 5.Here are the books from the library.

Exercise 4 1.There are three strange men in your office. 2.Have the grandparents arrived yet? 3.Near the bank of the river was an old canoe. 4.Where can my notebooks be? 5.Here are the books from the library.

Exercise 4 1.There are three strange men in your office. 2.Have the grandparents arrived yet? 3.Near the bank of the river was an old canoe. 4.Where can my notebooks be? 5.Here are the books from the library.

Exercise 4 1.There are three strange men in your office. 2.Have the grandparents arrived yet? 3.Near the bank of the river was an old canoe. 4.Where can my notebooks be? 5.Here are the books from the library.