1 TRY OUT LANGUAGE
2 LEARN GRAMMAR
3 APPLY ON YOUR OWN
Use Nouns in the Subject and Predicate
A complete sentence has two parts: the subject and the predicate.
The dogs subject pull the sleds. predicate
The subject tells who or what you are talking about. The predicate tells what the subject does.
• Nouns can be the subject of a sentence.
EXAMPLE The dogs subject pull the sleds. • Nouns can also be the object of an action verb. To find the object, turn the verb into a question like: “Dogs pull what?” Your answer is the object.
EXAMPLE The dogs pull verb the sleds object. • Many English sentences follow this pattern: subject → verb → object.
EXAMPLE Chris subject interviewed object mushers verb.
Practice Together
Say each sentence and tell the job of the noun. Is it a subject or an object?
1. My brother trained our dog, Chase.
2. The Iditarod trail crosses Alaska.
3. We have a trail, but it’s much shorter than the Iditarod.
4. Chase likes treats a lot.
5. Chase pulls our sled easily!
Our dog can do tricks.
Try It!
Say each sentence. Write the job of the noun on a card. Is it a subject or an object?
6. My friend Steven has a dog named Rufus.
7. Steven thinks Rufus is faster than Chase.
8. Steven asked my brother to train Rufus.
9. Today the dogs had a race.
10. Chase beat Rufus by a mile!