Identifying Simple & Complete Predicates

The dog barked loudly at the strange man.

What is the COMPLETE predicate?

• barked loudly at the strange man

• The dog barked

• at the strange man

• The dog barked

A police car crashed into another car on the highway.

What is the SIMPLE predicate?

• crashed into another car

• crashed

• A police car crashed

Jess likes to spend time in nature doing activities like rock climbing.

What is the SIMPLE predicate?

• activities like rock climbing

• likes to spend

• likes

Late last night the cruise ship arrived in a new port.

What is the COMPLETE predicate?

• arrived in

• arrived in a new port

• ship arrived in a new port

All of the students participated in the science experiment.

What is the SIMPLE predicate?

• participated

• participated in the science experiment

• students participated

Identify which part of the sentence is typed in all capital letters.

The hungry children ASKED their mom to order pizza.

• simple predicate

• complete predicate

Identify which part of the sentence is typed in all capital letters.

His gold necklace COST two hundred thousand dollars.

• complete predicate

• simple predicate

Identify which part of the sentence is typed in all capital letters.

Sam JOGS EVERY MORNING BEFORE GOING TO WORK.

• simple predicate

• complete predicate

Many birds sang sweetly in the tree.

What is the COMPLETE predicate?

• sang sweetly in the tree

• birds sang sweetly

• Many birds sang

Gorgeous fireworks lit up the night sky downtown.

Identify the SIMPLE predicate in the sentence.

• fireworks lit

• lit

• lit up the night sky downtown