Subject and Predicate

Identify the doer of the action in the given sentence.

•Lisa loves to dance.

• Lisa

Identify the action in the given sentence.

•Lisa loves to dance.

• loves to dance

Identify the TOPIC in the given sentence.

•Vitamin E improves the melanin in the skin.

• Vitamin E

Identify the supporting information about the TOPIC.

• Vitamin E improves the melanin in the skin.

• improves the melanin in the skin.

What is the part of sentence that tells us either the doer of the action or the topic?

•SUBJECT

What is the part of sentence that tells us information about the subject?

•PREDICATE

Identify the simple subject and complete predicate.

•School opening is a complete success. • SUBJECT:

School opening•COMPLETE PREDICATE:

is a complete success.

Identify the simple subject and simple predicate.

•School opening is a complete success. • SUBJECT:

School opening• SIMPLE PREDICATE:

is

Identify the simple subject and complete predicate.

•China is now the largest oil-producing country. • SUBJECT:

China •COMPLETE PREDICATE:

is now the largest oil-producing country

Identify the simple subject and complete predicate.

• Women in mainland China have equal standing with men.

• SUBJECT:

Women in mainland China•COMPLETE PREDICATE:

have equal standing with men

Identify the simple subject and simple predicate.

• Women in mainland China have equal standing with men.

• SUBJECT:

Women in mainland China

SIMPLE PREDICATE:

have

Underline the complete subject once and complete predicate twice.

• 1. The Great Wall of China tour is a wonderful trip to China.

• 2. Mao Tse -Tung replaced Confucius as a spiritual leader.

• 3. Confucius is one of the great philosophers in China.

• 4. Lisa joins the eating race in China.

• 5. A Chinese never loses the treasures of his traditions.