Subject and Predicate Flashcards

Grade 4 · English · Flashcards

Review subject, predicate, and sentence structure terms for Grade 4 English.

Flashcards

Subject: Who or what a sentence is about — usually a noun or pronoun
Predicate: What the subject does, is, or has — always includes a verb
Simple Subject: Just the main noun: 'dog' in 'The big dog barked'
Complete Subject: The noun plus all describing words: 'The big dog'
Simple Predicate: Just the main verb: 'barked' in 'barked at the stranger'
Complete Predicate: The verb plus all related words: 'barked at the stranger'
Fragment: An incomplete sentence — missing a subject, predicate, or both
Compound Subject: Two or more subjects joined by 'and' or 'or': 'Tom and Jerry'
Compound Predicate: Two or more verbs joined by 'and' or 'or': 'ran and jumped'
Complete Sentence: Has both a subject AND a predicate and expresses a complete thought
Run-on Sentence: Two or more complete sentences incorrectly joined without proper punctuation
Verb: The action or state-of-being word that is always part of the predicate