Exploring Simple, Complete, and Compound Predicates

The video tutorial, led by Miss Harrier, covers the concept of predicates in sentences. It explains the three types of predicates: simple, complete, and compound. Simple predicates are just the verb, complete predicates include the verb and its modifiers, and compound predicates have multiple verbs. The tutorial provides examples and exercises to help identify each type of predicate, enhancing understanding of sentence structure.

What is a predicate in a sentence?

• The subject of the sentence

• The part of the sentence that contains the verb or action word

• A noun that describes the subject

• An adjective that modifies the subject

In the sentence 'Marisha bakes the cake for my birthday', what is the predicate?

• Marisha

• Bakes

• Bakes the cake for my birthday

• The cake for my birthday

What is a simple predicate?

• Two or more verbs in a sentence

• The verb without any modifiers

• The subject of the sentence

• The verb with all its modifiers

Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'She sat on the steps'.

• On the steps

• She

• Sat

• Sat on the steps

What is a complete predicate?

• Two or more verbs in a sentence

• The verb with all its modifiers

• The subject of the sentence

• The verb without any modifiers

Identify the complete predicate in the sentence: 'My dog ran into the yard'.

• Ran

• Into the yard

• My dog

• Ran into the yard

What is a compound predicate?

• The verb with all its modifiers

• The subject of the sentence

• Two or more verbs in a sentence

• The verb without any modifiers

Identify the compound predicate in the sentence: 'She decorated the cake and hid it in the box'.

• Decorated the cake and hid it in the box

• Hid it in the box

• Decorated the cake

• She

In the sentence 'I listen to the radio at nighttime', what type of predicate is 'listen'?

• Simple predicate

• Complete predicate

• Compound predicate

• None of the above

In the sentence 'My fifth grade class likes to play basketball and create dances at recess', what type of predicate is 'likes to play basketball and create dances at recess'?

• Compound predicate

• Simple predicate

• Complete predicate

• None of the above