Identify the complete predicate in the following sentence: My little brother plays video games every day after school.

plays video games every day after school

Write a sentence with a compound predicate. Underline the complete subject once and the complete predicate twice.

Answers will vary but should include a sentence with a subject and a compound predicate with the subject underlined once and the predicate underlined twice. Example: The students studied hard and passed the test.

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Finding Subjects and Predicates

Name: Finding Subjects and Predicates
Author: Insta~Lesson

6th GradeELA40 min

Learning Objective

I can identify the subject and predicate in a sentence.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

Subjects and Predicates | Subject and Predicate | Complete Sentences | Award Winning Teaching Video

GrammarSongs by Melissa

Practice

12 min

5 questions • Multiple choice & Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

“Identify the subject and predicate in the following sentence: The brown dog barked loudly.”

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