Subjects and Predicates - 6th Grade Grammar
Remember!
Every sentence has two important parts: the subject and the predicate.
Subjects
The subject tells whom or what the sentence is about.
The complete subject is all the words in the subject part.
The strongest swimmers crossed the bay.
Cold rain suddenly splashed on the metal bleachers.
A lightning bolt lit up the sky!
Cold, wet officials called off the game.
The Emerson Eagles ran off the field and into the locker room.
The strongest swimmers crossed the bay.
Cold rain suddenly splashed on the metal bleachers.
A lightning bolt lit up the sky!
Cold, wet officials called off the game.
The Emerson Eagles ran off the field and into the locker room.
Predicates
The predicate tells what the subject does or is.The complete predicate is all the words in the predicate.
The strongest swimmers crossed the bay.
The museum houses paintings by Cassatt, Renoir, Monet, Degas, and many others.
Maria likes the works by American artist Mary Cassatt best.
James prefers the paintings of the French painter Claude Monet.
The strongest swimmers crossed the bay.
The museum houses paintings by Cassatt, Renoir, Monet, Degas, and many others.
Maria likes the works by American artist Mary Cassatt best.
James prefers the paintings of the French painter Claude Monet.