Question

throwback thursday
subjects and predicates
together, a subject and a predicate make a sentence.
subject: the who or what that performs the action
predicate: tells something about the subject
sentence: a lion stalks to the side of an ant.
circle the subject and underline the predicate in each sentence.

1. christina rossetti was an english poet.
2. she dictated her first story before she learned to write.
3. many of her poems are written for children

Explanation:

1. In "Christina Rossetti was an English poet", the subject is the person being talked about, which is "Christina Rossetti", and the predicate tells something about the subject, "was an English poet".
2. For "She dictated her first story before she learned to write", the subject is "She" and the predicate is "dictated her first story before she learned to write".
3. In "Many of her poems are written for children", the subject is "Many of her poems" and the predicate is "are written for children".

Answer:

1. Subject: Christina Rossetti; Predicate: was an English poet
2. Subject: She; Predicate: dictated her first story before she learned to write
3. Subject: Many of her poems; Predicate: are written for children