Exploring Simple, Complete, and Compound Subjects

What is a sentence?

• A group of words without a subject

• A single word expressing a thought

• A group of words expressing a complete thought

• A group of words expressing an incomplete thought

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

What is the subject of the sentence 'Darth Vader sliced off my right hand'?

• Off

• My right hand

• Sliced

• Darth Vader

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CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

Which of the following best describes a simple subject?

• A subject with a conjunction

• A subject with multiple nouns

• A subject with one noun or pronoun

• A subject with modifiers

In the sentence 'My crazy life is out of control', what is the complete subject?

• Life

• Crazy life

• My life

• My crazy life

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CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

What is a compound subject?

• A subject with modifiers

• Two or more simple subjects completing the same verb

• A subject with multiple verbs

• A subject with one noun

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CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'Becky and Ryan will call us when they get back from their camping trip.'

• Camping trip

• Becky

• Becky and Ryan

• Ryan

In the sentence 'The insanely talented velociraptor performed a tap dance', what is the complete subject?

• Velociraptor

• The velociraptor

• The insanely talented velociraptor

• Insanely talented

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CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C

What is the simple subject in the sentence 'Ariana Grande's ponytail saved lives tonight'?

• Ponytail

• Tonight

• Saved lives

• Ariana Grande

In the sentence 'His intense and fiery gaze blasted through the bleakness of the party', what is the simple subject?

• Fiery gaze

• Gaze

• Intense gaze

• His gaze

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CCSS.L.7.1B

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1J

What should you do if you struggle with identifying simple and complete subjects?

• Give up

• Ask for help in the comments

• Ignore the concept

• Skip to the next lesson

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CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.1.1C