Exploring Subjects and Predicates

The video tutorial covers the concepts of subjects and predicates, emphasizing their importance in forming complete sentences. It explains independent clauses and how they require both a subject and a predicate. The tutorial includes a Khan Academy video to illustrate these concepts and provides practice exercises for identifying subjects and predicates in sentences.

Why is it important to understand subjects and predicates?

• To use more adjectives

• To ensure sentences are complete and independent

• To avoid using verbs

• To write longer sentences

What is an independent clause?

• A phrase without a subject

• A phrase that is complete on its own

• A phrase without a verb

• A phrase that needs another clause to be complete

What is the subject in the sentence 'I went to the store'?

• to the store

• I

• went

• store

What is the predicate in the sentence 'I went to the store'?

• I

• went

• store

• went to the store

In the sentence 'I bought a crate of goblin hats', what is the predicate?

• I

• crate

• bought a crate of goblin hats

• goblin hats

Which part of the sentence 'I am happy' is the predicate?

• am

• I

• am happy

• happy

In the sentence 'I bought a crate of goblin hats', what is the subject?

• bought

• I

• goblin hats

• crate

What is the subject in the sentence 'Justin gets embarrassed when his mom sings in public'?

• public

• Justin

• mom

• sings

In the sentence 'Even though I hate shopping, I will go with her because she’s my friend', what is the predicate?

• shopping

• I will go with her because she’s my friend

• friend

• I hate shopping

What is the subject in the sentence 'This is random but I think I want to go to Mars'?

• go

• I

• Mars

• random