1. Subjects and Predicates
3rd Grade

2. Subjects Subjects are nouns. (People, places, things)
They tell us “who” or “what” the sentence is about.
Example:
The cute puppy has a new leash.
Who is this sentence about?

3. Examples
Ask yourself, “Who or what is this sentence about?” That tells you your SUBJECT.
Dad loves to paint model cars.
The kite was stuck in the tree.
My pencil has a pink eraser.

4. Predicates Predicates start with a verb (action word).
They tell us what the subject is doing or its state of being.
You can’t identify the predicate unless you identify its subject.
Example:
Jack jumped over the fence.
What did the subject do?

5. Examples Ask yourself, “What is the subject? What did the subject do?”
Dad loves to paint model cars.
The kite was stuck in the tree.
My pencil has a pink eraser.

6. Compound Subjects Subjects are nouns. (People, places, things)
They tell us “who” or “what” the sentence is about.
If a sentence has a compound subject, then it is about more than one person, place, or thing.
Examples:
Kate and Jan had a birthday party.
My mom and I went to the mall.

7. Compound Predicates Predicates start with a verb (action word).
They tell us what the subject is doing or its state of being.
You can’t identify the predicate unless you identify its subject.
Compound predicates have more than one action.
Example:
Jack ran and jumped over the fence.
The team practiced and prepared for their
game.

8. Your turn…
Label your paper: -CS: -CP: Write the compound subject and predicate from the following sentence: Jim and Thomas walked and talked on their way to school.

9. Commas in a Series
Some simple sentences have commas between words in a series.
Use commas between words in a series or between phrases in a series:
Most desks are full of papers, pencils, and books.
My dad uses solar calculators, ink pens, and sticky notes.

10. Compound Sentences
A compound sentence is two simple sentences joined by a comma and a fanboy (conjunction).
You have two eyes, and they both see the same thing.
Mom threw the ball to Peter, and he threw it back to her.