Predicate and Predicate: Learning about Compound Predicates
About the Predicate and Predicate: Learning about Compound Predicates Lesson
Summary
Learning about compound predicates.
Objectives
• Introduce the subject of compound predicates.
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Define and give examples of compound predicates.
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Students underline the compound predicates in a list of sentences.
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A list of statements is given for review. Students answer true or false after each statement.
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Review questions about subjects and predicates test knowledge of the subject.
Suggested Grades
3rd Grade
4th Grade
5th Grade
Excerpt
Every sentence must have a predicate. The predicate is the action part of a sentence. It tells what the subject of the sentence is or does. Predicates always include one verb. An easy way to find the predicate in a sentence is to ask this question. What is the subject of the sentence doing?
John studies hard for the test.
Who is the subject? John
What does John do? Studies
Studies is the predicate.
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