Subjects and Predicates

What is a simple subject?

• The verb in the sentence.

• The object of the sentence.

• The adverb in the sentence.

• The main noun or pronoun that the sentence is about.

What is a complete subject?

• The complete subject is the part of a sentence that includes all the words that describe the main person, thing, or idea the sentence is about.

• The complete subject is the part of a sentence that includes all the prepositions in the sentence.

• The complete subject is the part of a sentence that includes all the adjectives in the sentence.

• The complete subject is the part of a sentence that includes all the verbs in the sentence.

What is a simple predicate?

• The main verb or verb phrase in a sentence that tells what the subject does or is.

• The conjunction in a sentence

• The adjective in a sentence

• The subject of a sentence

What is a complete predicate?

• The complete predicate is the part of a sentence that tells when the subject is.

• The complete predicate is the part of a sentence that tells who the subject is.

• The complete predicate is the part of a sentence that tells where the subject is.

• The complete predicate is the part of a sentence that tells what the subject does or is.

Identify the complete predicate.
Mhairi and her friends went to the movies. 

• Mhairi

• her friends
• to the movies
• went to the movies

Identify the complete subject.
Frances and Gemma went swimming. 

• went swimming
• Frances

• Gemma

• Frances and Gemma

Identify the complete subject.
Eventually, Ashley and Nia realized the best way to pass notes undetected.

• Eventually

• Ashley

• Ashley and Nia

• Eventually Ashley and Nia

Identify the complete predicate.
The entire school stood and cheered as Pip broke the record for the mile run.

• Pip

• stood and cheered as Pip broke the record for the mile run

• stood and cheered

• The entire school

The ______ includes all the words in the subject of a sentence. 

• subject part 
• complete subject
• predicate part
• simple subject

A simple subject is usually what part of speach?

• adjective
• verb
• noun/pronoun
• predicate