Analyzing Complete and Simple Predicates

This video tutorial explains strategies for identifying complete and simple predicates in sentences. It covers regular sentence patterns, how to locate simple predicates, and the role of helping verbs. Examples illustrate different sentence structures, including imperative sentences and those with prepositional phrases. The tutorial emphasizes understanding sentence patterns to correctly identify predicates.

What is the basic sentence pattern introduced in the video?

• S + V + PP

• S + V + O

• S + O + V

• V + S + PP

Where should you place the dividing line when identifying the simple predicate?

• To the left of the verb

• At the end of the sentence

• To the right of the verb

• In the middle of the verb

In the sentence 'The baby puppy has opened its eyes for the first time,' what is the simple predicate?

• For the first time

• Opened its eyes

• The baby puppy

• Has opened

What does the simple predicate 'is being' link back to in the sentence 'The puppy is being playful with the children'?

• The adjective playful

• The subject puppy

• The verb

• The children

In the sentence 'In the backyard, my dad quickly built the largest doghouse for the puppies,' where should the dividing line be placed?

• Before 'quickly'

• After 'my dad'

• After 'built'

• Before 'in the backyard'

What is the complete predicate in the sentence 'In the backyard, my dad quickly built the largest doghouse for the puppies'?

• Built the largest doghouse

• In the backyard

• Quickly built the largest doghouse for the puppies

• My dad quickly built

In the sentence 'The baby puppy on the dog bed belongs to me,' what is the prepositional phrase modifying?

• The subject

• The verb

• The object

• The predicate

What is the subject in the imperative sentence 'Get the puppy out of the doorway'?

• The doorway

• The puppy

• Get

• You (understood)

Which of the following is a regular sentence pattern?

• S + PP + V

• V + S + PP

• S + V + PP

• S + V + O

In an imperative sentence, what is the simple predicate?

• The prepositional phrase

• The subject

• The verb

• The object