Simple Subjects Simple Predicates
Fragment or Sentence?
• My grandma and grandpa
• Plans to go to Colorado for Christmas break
• Kara’s orange cat Eddie
• Smells like fresh flowers
• My grandma and grandpa
• Plans to go to Colorado for Christmas break
• Kara’s orange cat Eddie
• Smells like fresh flowers
• Subject: the part that indicates what the sentence is about or who is doing the action
• Predicate: follows the subject; starts with a verb and tells what the subject is doing
• The white cat chased the small mouse into the kitchen.– Simple subject:– Simple predicate:
• My mom cooked waffles for breakfast.– Simple subject:– Simple predicate:
• Last year on Christmas, my dad gave me a 2,000 piece Lego set.– Simple subject:– Simple predicate:
• My five year-old sister rides her red bike when she gets home from school.– Simple subject:– Simple predicate:
• My older cousin Spencer lives near the beach in Florida.– Simple subject:– Simple predicate:
• On Thursdays after school Carolyn goes to dance class for two hours.– Simple subject:– Simple predicate:
What is the Same?• Karli liked the science experiment.
Joey K. liked the science experiment.– Simple Subject(s):– Simple Predicate(s):
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What is the Same?• Abby swept the kitchen floor today.
Abby mopped the kitchen floor today.– Simple Subject(s):– Simple Predicate(s):
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What is the Same?• Kiersten watched Tangled on
Saturday night. Isabella watched Tangled on Saturday night.– Simple Subject(s):– Simple Predicate(s):
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What is the Same?• Miss Frazier bought a purple dress at
the mall. Miss Frazier ate a pretzel at the mall.– Simple Subject(s):– Simple Predicate(s):
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What is the Same?• William S. went to the country music
festival last weekend. Tyler went to the country music festival last weekend.– Simple Subject(s):– Simple Predicate(s):
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