Question

language and conventions
subjects and predicates
a sentence has two parts: the subject and the predicate.

• the subject tells who or what the sentence is about.
• the predicate describes the subject’s action or state of being.
• a complete subject contains a subject and other words.
• a complete predicate contains an action or state of being verb and other words.

my turn circle the complete subject and underline the complete predicate.
the grand canyon national park is located in arizona. it is two hundred seventy - seven miles long. the colorado river runs through the canyon. scientists study the rocks in the grand canyon for geological research. about five million people visit each year.
my turn write a subject or predicate to complete the sentence.

1. ____________________________ received a bike at her birthday party.
2. the bike ____________________________.
3. ____________________________ gave her a helmet for safety.
4. the helmet ____________________________.
5. after the party, she ____________________________.

Explanation:

For the "Write a subject or predicate to complete the sentence" section:

1. The sentence needs a subject (who received the bike). A common subject could be a name like "Sara". So "Sara" is a valid subject here.
2. The sentence has the subject "The bike" and needs a predicate (what the bike does or is). A predicate like "is blue and shiny" describes the bike.
3. The sentence needs a subject and predicate. For example, "Her friend" (subject) and "gave her a helmet for safety" (predicate) – wait, no, the third sentence has "____ gave her a helmet for safety", so it needs a subject. A subject like "Her mother" works.
4. The subject is "The helmet" and needs a predicate. A predicate like "is red and has a design" describes the helmet.
5. The subject is "she" and needs a predicate. A predicate like "rode the bike in the park" shows what she did after the party.

Answer:

1. Sara (or any valid subject like "Emily", "The girl" etc.) received a bike at her birthday party.
2. The bike is blue and shiny (or any valid predicate describing the bike like "costs two hundred dollars", "was a gift from her uncle" etc.).
3. Her mother (or any valid subject like "Her father", "The shopkeeper" etc.) gave her a helmet for safety.
4. The helmet is red and has a design (or any valid predicate like "fits her perfectly", "was bought last week" etc.).
5. After the party, she rode the bike in the park (or any valid predicate like "cleaned the bike carefully", "showed the bike to her neighbors" etc.).