1. Parts of a Sentences

2. Parts of a sentence Subject Predicate
The subject part names whom or what the sentence is about.
The predicate part tells what action the subject part does.
The beautiful horse jumped over the fence.

3. What’s the subject? Subject What is the subject in these sentences?
Sometimes called the “naming part of a sentence.”
It is WHO/WHAT the sentence is about.
What is the subject in these sentences?
Tom is a scientist.
Tom
My mother baked cookies.
My mother

4. Let’s try some more … My dog My dog licked my face.
Mike’s favorite subject
Mike’s favorite subject is Math.
Todd and Mark
Todd and Mark ran the 100 meter race.

5. What’s the predicate? Predicate
The “TELLING” part of a sentence.”
It tells WHAT the subject is doing
What is the predicate in these sentences?
Tom is a scientist.
is a scientist
My mother baked cookies.
baked cookies
was hit by a ball
I was hit by a ball.

6. Let’s try some more … My dog licked my face. licked my face
Mike’s favorite subject is Math.
is Math
Todd and Mark ran the 100 meter race.
ran the 100 meter race

7. I I Subjects/Predicates
Sometimes we say that the subject and predicate can be divided by a FENCE
The number of words on each side of the fence is not important.
The action word (verb) must be behind the fence. I
Sam drives a train between Buffalo and Rochester. I
The strong, intelligent engineer steered.

8. / / / / Let’s try some: Ryan Miller plays hockey.
Use a fence to separate the subject
and the predicate. /
Ryan Miller plays hockey. /
The Buffalo Sabres won the hockey game. /
Tom and Katie like to watch hockey on television. /
The fans cheered when we won the game.

9. / / / Now try these: The girls danced in the street.
Use a fence to separate subject and predicate. /
The girls danced in the street. /
They enjoyed the music being played. /
The party ended at midnight.