ADVANCED SUBJECTS & PREDICATES | English Lesson

ADVANCED SUBJECTS & PREDICATES
In today's lesson, Kevin teaches you how to find the subject(s) and predicate(s) of more complex sentences.
-- FREE PRACTICE BELOW --
DIRECTIONS: Underline the simple subject(s) in each sentence below, and circle the simple predicate(s).
1. On the ledge sat the old man.
2. In the house lives a beautiful woman.
3. Near the dock were two young boys.
4. Can you hear me?
5. Does this movie interest you?
6. Will Harry be late for dinner?
7. Give that back!
8. Leave me alone.
9. Put that down, please.
10. Listen to me very carefully.
ANSWERS:
1. Subject: “man” || Predicate: “sat”
2. Subject: “woman” || Predicate: “lives”
3. Subject: “boys” || Predicate: “were”
4. Subject: “you” || Predicate: “Can hear”
5. Subject: “movie” || Predicate: “Does interest”
6. Subject: “Harry” || Predicate: “Will be late”
7. Subject: “You” (implied) || Predicate: “Give”
8. Subject: “You” (implied) || Predicate: “Leave”
9. Subject: “You” (implied) || Predicate: “Put”
10. Subject: “You” (implied) || Predicate: “Listen”
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[@NoaMerlo]

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[@amiraamjad7696]

Can you explain what does simple sentence mean because I never heard of that 😅

[@amiraamjad7696]

And perfect verb tense😅

[@kspaans]

Hey there! We actually have a lesson on sentence types, so I'd encourage you to check that out if you're wondering how to identify a simple sentence.
We don't have a leason on perfect tense (past or present), but it's something we'll consider!
Thanks!

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[@maggie3315]

I know your Videos are pretty short but could you do some of the perfect verb tenses? Thk you.

[@kspaans]

If there's enough interest, we'll add it to the list. Thanks, Anita!

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[@kspaans]

Thanks for checking it out!

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[@Kai-lx1hh]

but why do we need to reverse the order of subject and predicate?

[@kspaans]

Hey there! It's not a matter of "having" to do it; it's a matter of choice. Sometimes, changing your subject/predicate order can introduce a nice variety to your sentence structure so that you're not writing the same types of sentences over and over again. (I hope this makes sense!)

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[@K_M_I]

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[@imamshoyaib7580]

Can you explain the fifth one one from the free practice?

[@kspaans]

Hey there--I can try! Grammatically, the subject is "movie." You might think the subject is "you" because the word "you" suggests that there is a person in the sentence, and we tend to think that every time we see a person in a sentence, that person must be the subject. However, "you" in this sentence is what's called a "direct object." The MOVIE interests you. The movie is the focus. The movie creates interest FOR you. If you rearranged the question to make it a sentence, it would say, "This movie does interest you" (subject = "movie," predicate = "does interest"). Let me know if that makes sense!