Recognizing Subject and Predicate in Complete Sentences

This video tutorial focuses on the essential writing skills known as the 'Big Three': writing in complete sentences, using correct capitalization and punctuation, and employing standard English. The teacher outlines a weekly plan to help students master these skills, starting with recognizing complete sentences. The tutorial provides detailed explanations and examples to identify subjects and predicates, emphasizing the importance of sentence structure. Students are encouraged to complete assignments in order and are given a sneak peek into upcoming lessons on sentence fragments.

What are the 'Big Three' requirements in writing according to the teacher?

• Complete sentences, correct spelling, and standard English

• Complete sentences, correct capitalization and punctuation, and standard English

• Complete sentences, correct grammar, and correct spelling

• Correct spelling, correct grammar, and standard English

What is the focus of the lesson on Monday?

• Taking a quiz

• Recognizing the elements of a complete sentence

• Recognizing fragments

• Identifying run-ons

Which of the following is NOT an element of a complete sentence?

• Subject

• Predicate

• Complete idea

• Adjective

In the sentence 'The puppy played all morning,' what is the subject?

• Puppy

• All

• Played

• Morning

In the sentence 'The puppy played all morning,' what is the predicate?

• All

• Morning

• Played

• Puppy

Which of the following sentences has a compound subject?

• On the corner stands an old house with a big garden.

• Tom talks and laughs with his friends.

• Lakisha and Rachel are in Florida together.

• Our dog fetches sticks and balls.

In the sentence 'Tom talks and laughs with his friends,' what is the compound predicate?

• Tom

• Talks and laughs

• With his friends

• Talks

What is the subject in the sentence 'On the corner stands an old house with a big garden'?

• Old

• Garden

• House

• Corner

In the sentence 'Our dog fetches sticks and balls,' what is the predicate?

• Dog

• Balls

• Fetches

• Sticks

What will be the focus of the next lesson after identifying subjects and predicates?

• Run-ons

• Fragments

• Punctuation

• Complete sentences