All About Sentences

The white horse trotted to the barn.

• complete subject

• complete predicate

• simple subject

• simple predicate

Four cats ran across the floor.

• complete subject

• complete predicate

• simple subject

• simple predicate

The taxi driver stopped at the red light.

• complete subject

• complete predicate

• simple subject

• simple predicate

The laundry basket was full of dirty clothes.

• complete subject

• complete predicate

• simple subject

• simple predicate

I saw that movie lastnight.

• complete subject

• complete predicate

• simple subject

• simple predicate

My homework assignment was tricky.

• complete subject

• complete predicate

• simple subject

• simple predicate

What is a subject?

• The action words

• The main noun or noun phrase in a sentence

• A prepositional phrase

What is a predicate?

• The main verb or verb phrase in a sentence

• A person, place, or thing

• A conjunctional phrase

Subject or predicate?

My grandma bakes the best apple pies.

• subject

• predicate

Subject or predicate?

The fridge is filled with food.

• subject

• predicate