Identifying Complete Subjects and Predicates in Sentences

This video tutorial from Grade School Galore teaches about the subject and predicate of a sentence. It explains that a sentence is a group of words conveying a complete thought, consisting of a subject and a predicate. The subject tells whom or what the sentence is about, while the predicate tells what the subject does or is. The video provides examples to illustrate how to identify the complete subject and predicate in sentences. It concludes with a reminder to subscribe for more educational content.

What is the primary purpose of a sentence?

• To express a complete thought

• To list words randomly

• To confuse the reader

• To create a question

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How can you identify the subject of a sentence?

• By finding the action

• By asking who or what the sentence is about

• By looking for the longest word

• By identifying the punctuation

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In the sentence 'The kids work very hard in school', what is the subject?

• in school

• The sentence

• The kids

• work very hard in school

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What does the predicate of a sentence tell us?

• Where it happens

• When it occurs

• Who is involved

• What the subject does or is

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Identify the predicate in the sentence: 'The store manager works very long hours.'

• The store manager

• works very long hours

• very long hours

• The sentence

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What is the complete subject in the sentence 'I like to relax in the shade'?

• relax

• in the shade

• I

• like to relax in the shade

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Which part of the sentence describes the action or state of the subject?

• The subject

• The adverb

• The predicate

• The object

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In the example 'The kids work very hard in school', what does 'work very hard in school' represent?

• The conjunction

• The object

• The predicate

• The subject

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What should you ask to find the predicate in a sentence?

• Who or what is it about?

• What is being done or described?

• How many words are in the sentence?

• Where does the sentence end?

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What will the next video tutorial focus on after subjects and predicates?

• Paragraph writing

• Complex sentences

• Simple subjects and predicates

• Punctuation usage

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