English Language Arts
Grade 7
15 min
Identify the complete subject or complete predicate of a sentence
Identify the complete subject or complete predicate of a sentence
What you'll learn
- Identify the complete subject in at least 8 out of 10 sentences provided, demonstrating an understanding of the core noun or pronoun and its modifiers.
- Identify the complete predicate in at least 8 out of 10 sentences, accurately recognizing the verb and all words that modify it to describe the subject's action or state of being.
- Distinguish between the complete subject and complete predicate in 5 complex sentences, accurately separating the subject with all its modifiers from the predicate with all its modifiers.
- Apply their understanding by constructing 3 original sentences, each with a clearly identifiable complete subject and complete predicate, demonstrating correct usage.
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Define 'complete subject' and 'complete predicate' with 100% accuracy.
Distinguish between the complete subject and the complete predicate in various sentence structures.
Accurately identify all words that belong to the complete subject of a given sentence.
Accurately identify all words that belong to the complete predicate of a given sentence.
Apply strategies to identify subjects in inverted sentences or sentences with implied subjects.
Explain the function of the complete subject and complete predicate in conveying a complete thought.
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
SentenceA group of words that expresses a complete thought and contains both a subject and a predicate.The old house stood silently on the hill.
SubjectThe part of the sentence that tells who or what the sentence is about.In 'The dog barked loudly,' *dog* is the subject.
PredicateThe part of the sentence that tells what the subject does or what is said about the subject.In 'The dog barked loudly,' *barked loudly* is the predicate.
Complete SubjectThe simple subject (the main noun or pronoun) and all the words that modify it (describe it), including articles, adjectives, and phrases.In 'The **fluffy, white cat** napped peacefully,' *The fluffy, white cat* is the complete subject.
Complete PredicateThe simple predicate (the main verb or ve...
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Key Rules & Conventions
Rule for Finding the Complete Subject
To find the complete subject, first locate the main verb. Then, ask 'Who or what performs this action?' or 'Who or what is being described?' The answer, along with all its modifiers, is the complete subject.
This rule helps you isolate the 'doer' or 'topic' of the sentence. Remember to include all adjectives, articles, and phrases that describe the simple subject. The complete subject typically comes before the complete predicate in standard sentence order.
Rule for Finding the Complete Predicate
Once you've identified the complete subject, everything else in the sentence that tells what the subject does or is, including the verb and all its modifiers, objects, and complements, forms the complet...
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Challenging
Which sentence is correctly divided into its complete subject and complete predicate by the slash (/) ?
A.The girl in the blue coat / dropped her books.
B.Down the street / rolled the runaway skateboard.
C.My favorite author / has been writing a new novel for two years.
D.Please finish your homework / before dinner.
Challenging
In the sentence 'There on the highest branch sat a lone eagle,' a student correctly identifies 'a lone eagle' as the complete subject. Which rule best explains why this is correct?
A.The rule for inverted sentences, which can be clarified by rephrasing the sentence as 'A lone eagle sat there on the highest branch.'
B.The rule for imperative sentences, because the sentence is giving a command to the eagle.
C.The rule that the subject is always the first noun in the sentence.
D.The rule that prepositional phrases like 'on the highest branch' are always part of the predicate.
Challenging
A common pitfall is confusing a noun in a prepositional phrase with the true subject. In the sentence 'A box of old photographs was discovered in the attic,' which choice correctly identifies the complete subject and avoids this pitfall?
A.box
B.old photographs
C.was discovered in the attic
D.box of old photographs
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