G4T404 Grammar Practice
G4T404 Grammar Practice
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A complete sentence has two parts: a subject and a predicate
predicate.
• The subject names the person, place, or thing that the sentence is about.
• The predicate tells what the subject is or does.
Subject Predicate
The principal announced the date of the spelling bee.
She encouraged students to sign up.
Read the sentence. Then write each part of the sentence on the lines.
Subject: Predicate:
Subject: Predicate:
Subject: Predicate:
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Name Sentences
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Every complete sentence has a subject. In an imperative
sentence (a command), the subject is always you. The subject
you is usually not stated in the sentence but is understood to
be the subject.
(You) Look out the window.
(You) See if it looks windy outside.
3. Take an umbrella.
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