Exploring Complete and Simple Subjects

This video tutorial explains the concepts of complete and simple subjects in sentences. It covers the definition of subjects and predicates, how to identify complete and simple subjects, and the importance of subject-verb agreement. The video also discusses inverted order sentences and commands with implied subjects, providing examples and tips for understanding these grammatical structures.

What are the two main parts of a sentence?

• Clause and Phrase

• Noun and Verb

• Subject and Predicate

• Subject and Object

What is the subject of a sentence?

• The object receiving the action

• The description of the action

• The action being performed

• The topic of the sentence

What does the complete subject include?

• Only the main noun

• The main noun and its modifiers

• The verb and its modifiers

• Only the verb

In the sentence 'The important legal files were faxed this afternoon,' what is the complete subject?

• Legal files

• The important legal files

• Important files

• Files

Why is identifying the simple subject important?

• For understanding the sentence structure

• For identifying the predicate

• For determining the correct subject-verb agreement

• For determining the correct object

What is the simple subject in the sentence 'The important legal files were faxed this afternoon'?

• Faxed

• Important

• Legal

• Files

In the sentence 'The store clerk was helpful,' what is the simple subject?

• Store clerk

• Helpful

• Clerk

• Store

What should be done when a sentence is in inverted order?

• Identify the object first

• Ignore the modifiers

• Find the verb first

• Convert it to normal order

In the sentence 'There were eight children on the bus,' what is the subject?

• Eight

• There

• Bus

• Children

What is the implied subject in the command 'Shut the door'?

• Shut

• The

• You

• Door