Simple & Complete Subjects & Predicates

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What is a simple subject?

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The simple subject is the main word or words in a subject that tell who or what the sentence is about, without any modifiers.

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What is a complete subject?

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The complete subject includes the simple subject and all the words that modify it.

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What is a simple predicate?

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The simple predicate is the main verb or verb phrase that tells what the subject does.

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What is a complete predicate?

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The complete predicate includes the simple predicate and all the words that describe what the subject does.

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What is a compound subject?

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A compound subject consists of two or more simple subjects that share the same verb.

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What is a compound predicate?

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A compound predicate consists of two or more verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject.

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Identify the simple subject in the sentence: 'The cat and dog played outside.'

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The simple subject is 'cat and dog'.

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Identify the complete subject in the sentence: 'The tall man ran quickly.'

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The complete subject is 'The tall man'.

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Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: 'The children laughed loudly.'

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The simple predicate is 'laughed'.

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Identify the complete predicate in the sentence: 'The dog barked at the mailman.'

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The complete predicate is 'barked at the mailman'.