Identifying Subjects and Predicates in Sentences

This video tutorial on 'Getable Grammar' introduces the concepts of subjects and predicates in sentences. It explains the roles of subjects, which are the doers of actions, and predicates, which describe the actions. The video also covers how these components form the basic structure of sentences and introduces predicates in clauses. Through examples, viewers learn to identify these elements in sentences, enhancing their understanding of sentence structure and improving their writing skills.

Why is it important to understand subjects and predicates?

• To improve sentence structure

• To memorize grammar rules

• To impress others

• To write longer sentences

What is the subject in the sentence 'Anne Frank was a Jewish teenager'?

• Jewish teenager

• Teenager

• Was

• Anne Frank

Which of the following is always part of a subject?

• Verb

• Adverb

• Noun or pronoun

• Adjective

In the sentence 'She was very popular in school', what is the predicate?

• Popular

• In school

• Was very popular in school

• She

What does the predicate of a sentence contain?

• A pronoun

• A noun

• An adjective

• A verb

Identify the verb in the sentence 'Anne wrote in a diary'.

• Wrote

• Diary

• In

• Anne

What is the subject in the sentence 'She was very popular in school'?

• Popular

• Was

• She

• In school

What is a clause?

• A group of words with a subject and a verb that makes sense on its own

• A group of words with a subject and a verb that does not make sense on its own

• A single word

• A sentence without a verb

In the clause 'who lived in an Annex throughout the Holocaust', what is the subject?

• Holocaust

• Who

• Annex

• Lived

What is the predicate in the clause 'who lived in an Annex throughout the Holocaust'?

• Who

• Lived in an Annex throughout the Holocaust

• Holocaust

• Annex