Exploring Simple Subjects in Grammar

The video tutorial introduces the concept of parts of a sentence, focusing on subjects and predicates. It explains how words in a sentence have names and roles, similar to people having names and jobs. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of subjects, describing them as the 'star' of the sentence, and provides examples to illustrate simple subjects. The video concludes with practice exercises to help identify simple subjects in various sentences.

What are the two ways words in a sentence are thought of?

• Their origin and usage

• Their position and sound

• Their name and what they do

• Their length and meaning

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CCSS.L.3.1A

What must every sentence have to be considered complete?

• An adjective and an adverb

• A conjunction and a preposition

• A subject and a predicate

• A noun and a verb

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'The cat leapt off the table,' what is the simple subject?

• Leapt

• The table

• Off

• The cat

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'My best friend wears purple shoes,' what is the simple subject?

• Shoes

• Friend

• Best

• My

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What part of speech is almost always the subject of a sentence?

• Adjective

• Verb

• Noun or pronoun

• Adverb

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CCSS.L.3.1A

In the sentence 'Rick moved in last Saturday,' what is the simple subject?

• Saturday

• Last

• Rick

• Moved

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'The Robin sang a beautiful song,' what is the simple subject?

• Sang

• Beautiful

• Song

• Robin

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'The girl was sad,' what is the simple subject?

• Girl

• The

• Sad

• Was

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'He pushed the chair in before leaving,' what is the simple subject?

• He

• Leaving

• Chair

• Pushed

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What can subjects in a sentence be?

• Adjectives and adverbs

• Nouns and pronouns

• Only pronouns

• Only nouns

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I