Exploring Complete and Simple Predicates

The video tutorial explains the concepts of complete and simple predicates in grammar. It begins by defining a complete predicate as everything that is not part of the complete subject, using the example 'tulips bloom in the spring.' The complete predicate is 'blooming in the spring,' while the simple predicate is the verb 'bloom.' The tutorial further discusses how verbs can be more than one word, such as 'have bloomed,' and introduces the idea of helping verbs, which will be covered in more detail later.

What is a complete predicate?

• The main noun in a sentence

• Everything that is not part of the complete subject

• The action performed by the subject

• A single verb in the sentence

In the sentence 'Tulips bloom in the spring', what is the complete predicate?

• In the spring

• Bloom

• Bloom in the spring

• Tulips

What is the simple predicate in the sentence 'Tulips bloom in the spring'?

• In the spring

• Bloom

• Bloom in the spring

• Tulips

Which of the following is a simple predicate?

• Tulips

• Bloom in the spring

• Bloom

• In the spring

In the sentence 'The tulips have bloomed', what is the verb phrase?

• Have

• Blooms

• Have bloomed

• The tulips

Which of the following sentences contains a helping verb?

• Tulips are blooming

• Tulips bloom in the spring

• Tulips bloom

• The tulips have bloomed

What should you remember about verbs in predicates?

• They are always at the beginning of the sentence

• They are never more than one word

• They can be more than one word

• They are always one word