Lesson 2

“The Color of My Words”

Subjects and Predicates

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Complete & Simple Subjects

The subject of a sentence tells who or what the sentence is about.

A complete subject includes all the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about.

A simple subject is the main word or words in the complete subject.

**Sometimes the complete and simple subjects will be the same.

Examples *Write these down! Identify the complete and simple subject in each example.

The frightened little frog jumped onto the lily pad.

Lee writes extremely well.

Simple Subject: frog

Complete Subject: The frightened little frog

Simple Subject: Lee

Complete Subject: Lee

Examples Continued…

Go home right now!

*Think of who this would be directed at?

Simple subject: you

Complete Subject: you

Complete & Simple Predicates

A complete predicate includes all the words that tell what the subject is or what it’s doing.

A simple predicate is the main word or words in the complete predicate.

Examples:

The whale jumped out of the water.

The angry young lion roars.

Simple Predicate: jumped

Complete Predicate: jumped out of the water

Simple Predicate: roars

Complete Predicate: roars

Vocabulary

Survey—you look around and consider it carefully.

Inquire—you ask for information about something.

Tormented—is extremely and painfully troubled by something.

Meandering—moving slowly with a lot of bends or curves.

Emerged—it has come out from behind, under, or inside something

Hovered—it has been in the same place in the air without moving in any direction.

Subtle—not immediately noticeable, but it can be very effective

Frolicked—playing in a happy, lively way.

Poetic Devices