Complete and Simple Predicates ELA3C1 The student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language, realizing that usage involves
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Complete and Simple Predicates ELA3C1 The student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language, realizing that usage involves the appropriate application of conventions and grammar in both written and spoken formats. The student: f. Identifies and uses increasingly complex sentence structure.
ELA3C1 The student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the English language, realizing that usage involves the appropriate application of conventions and grammar in both written and spoken formats. The student: f. Identifies and uses increasingly complex sentence structure.
Every complete sentence has a
subject.
The person, place, or thing the sentence
is about is called the subject.
Every complete sentence has a
predicate.
The verb (action word) that tells what the
subject is or does is called the simple
predicate.
Examples
Houses, schools, and stores are buildings.
She jumps on the bed.
A building has many parts.
The little boy kicks the ball over the fence.
In the sentences above the simple predicate is circled.
The complete predicate is all the words that tell what
the subject of the sentence is or does. The complete
subject usually follows the subject of a sentence.
Examples
Houses, schools, and stores are buildings.
She jumps on the bed.
A building has many parts.
The little boy kicks the ball over the fence.
In the sentences above the complete predicate is underlined.
Practice
Find the simple predicate in each
sentence.
1. Mr. Thompson built our new house.
A. Mr. ThompsonB. houseC. built
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2. He drew a plan for the house.
A.drewB.planC.house
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3. The plan is a blueprint.
A. blueprintB. isC. a
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4. The blueprint shows all the floors and rooms.
A.floorsB.showsC.all
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5. My bedroom is the big room upstairs.
A.roomB.bigC.is
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Practice
Find the complete predicate in each
sentence.
6. Carpenters follow a blueprint.
A.Carpenters followB.follow a blueprint
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7. The frame is wood or steel.
A.is wood or steelB.The frame
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8. The floors in our house have carpets.
A.in our house haveB.have carpets
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9. The walls of my room are blue.
A.are blueB.my room are blue
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10. This wall has a big picture window.
A.this wall has aB.has a big picture window
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Extra Practice
• Take out your language handbook.• Turn to page 88.• Write the complete predicate for each
sentence. Circle the simple predicate.• Complete 7-12 on your own.• Raise your hand when finished and I will come