1. Subject-Predicate
Grade 7 | Subject-Predicate

2. What do you notice? Stone breaks. Water quakes. Magma glows.
Volcano blows.
-Lola M. Schaefer, An Island Grows
Grade 7 | Subject-Predicate

3. Invitation to Imitate They awoke. We spoke. Examples: Ingrid reads.
Grade 7 | Subject-Predicate

4. Invitation to Imitate Your turn…
Use the frames below to write two word sentences:
Ingrid __________.
Subject Predicate
_________ awoke.
Subject Predicate
___________ ___________
Subject Predicate
Grade 7 | Subject-Predicate

5. Invitation to Collect
Look around the room and collect a list of 5 things you see. (nouns)
Connect a predicate (verb) to each one.
Share lists with a partner.
Share examples with the class.
Grade 7 | Subject-Predicate

6. Invitation to Edit What’s wrong?
Select the two word items that are not sentences. (Does not contain a subject and a predicate.)
Explain why each is not a sentence.
He paced. Rocks appear. Markets sell.
Stacy gasped. Black and shear. Merchants yell.
To look. Weather batters. “Fresh fish!”
Jeff nodded. Rock shatters. “Pepper dish!”
Grade 7 | Subject-Predicate

7. Invitation to Write Choose your favorite season or a favorite animal.
Write 5 subject-predicate sentences about that topic.
Grade 7 | Subject-Predicate