Complete Sentences, Subjects and Predicates

What is the complete subject of this sentence?

• dog

• the brown dog

• ate

• ate his dinner

What is the complete subject in this sentence?

• music lessons

• in the afternoon

• have music lessons

• Mary and Joe

What is the complete subject of this sentence?

• watch

• swimmers

• lifeguards

• carefully

What is the complete predicate of this sentence?

• flew overhead

• several birds

• flew

• birds

Identify whether the underlined word or words in each sentence are the complete subject, the complete predicate, or neither. If the word or words are only part of the complete subject or predicate, be sure to choose neither.

He was rumored to have a set of wooden teeth.

• complete subject

• complete predicate

• neither

Identify whether the underlined word or words in each sentence are the complete subject, the complete predicate, or neither. If the word or words are only part of the complete subject or predicate, be sure to choose neither.

• complete subject

• complete predicate

• neither

Identify whether the underlined word or words in each sentence are the complete subject, the complete predicate, or neither. If the word or words are only part of the complete subject or predicate, be sure to choose neither.

• complete subject

• complete predicate

• neither

What is the predicate of this sentence?

Josh looked like he was going to cry.

• Josh

• looked like he was going to cry.

What is the predicate of this sentence?

• The black cat

• ran across the street.

Rebecca and Gabriella sat together on the bus.

• simple subject

• compound subject

• simple predicate

• compound predicate