BASIC PARTS OF A SENTENCE

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What is a Complete Subject?

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The Complete Subject includes all the words that tell who or what the sentence is about, including the simple subject and any modifiers.

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What is a Simple Subject?

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The Simple Subject is the main noun or pronoun that tells who or what the sentence is about, without any modifiers.

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What is a Complete Predicate?

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The Complete Predicate includes all the words that tell what the subject does or is, including the verb and any modifiers.

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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, without any modifiers.

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What is a Compound Subject?

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A Compound Subject consists of two or more subjects that share the same verb and are joined by a conjunction.

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What is a Compound Predicate?

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A Compound Predicate consists of two or more predicates that share the same subject and are joined by a conjunction.

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Example of a Complete Subject:

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In the sentence 'The tall, friendly dog barked loudly,' the Complete Subject is 'The tall, friendly dog.'

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Example of a Simple Subject:

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In the sentence 'The cat sleeps,' the Simple Subject is 'cat.'

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Example of a Complete Predicate:

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In the sentence 'The dog chased the ball,' the Complete Predicate is 'chased the ball.'

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Example of a Simple Predicate:

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In the sentence 'She runs fast,' the Simple Predicate is 'runs.'