Subject and Predicate

Summary
Zack and Warren teach the viewer about subjects and predicates.

Transcript
(Zack opens the door to his bedroom, only to find that there are a lot of dead fish scattered all around)

Zack: Wha-?! This is my room, but why are there fish everywhere?

(Just then, he sees Warren)

Warren: So, Zack, how do you like my little surprise?

Zack: My room smells like fish!

Warren: That's because the fish I catch in the neighbor's pond end up in your room.

Zack: I know that, but why are there fish in the first place?

Caption Reads: Subject and Predicate

Narrator: Today, Zack and Warren are going to explain how to identify the subject and predicate parts of a sentence.

Zack: Every sentence has a subject and predicate that together form a complete thought. For example, take the sentence "My room smells like fish." The subject is the part of the sentence that tells us who or what the sentence is about. This setence is about my room, the room that belongs to me, so that's our subject. The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells you something about the subject - what the subject is, what it's like, what it does, what it has - whatever. In this sentence, we're saying that my room smells like fish, so "smells like fish" is our predicate.

Warren: The simple subject and predicate are found within the subject and predicate, respectively. The simple subject is usually just a noun or a pronoun. In this case, it's "room". Not "my room", just "room". The simple predicate is the verb. In this sentence, our verb is "smells".

Zack: Let's try another sentence. "Warren fishes in the neighbor's pond." Our subject is "Warren". Our predicate is "fishes in the neighbor's pond", because that's what our subject, Warren, is doing. Our simple subject is "Warren", same as our subject. And our simple predicate is the verb "fishes".

(Zack turns his attention to Warren, who is sticking a fishing pole out of the window)

Zack: I guess the real question is, why are you fishing in the neighbor's pond? And why are you putting the smelly fish in my room?!

Warren: I don't know. I guess our neighbor has some pretty good fish to catch. Wait! I just got a bite!

(Warren reels in the fish, which flies off of the rod and slaps Zack in the face)

Zack: Sheesh, Warren can be a real moron sometimes.