Simple Subjects and Predicates

​Simple Subjects and Predicates

​Simple Subjects

​Names the person or thing the sentence is about. It does not include articles or modifying words.

The girl in the red hat ran to the corner.​

​Simple Predicate

​Tells what the subject is or does. It does not include any modifying words. The simple predicate is a verb or verb phrase.

The main city library is expanding its shelves.​

John Maynard Keynes was an economist.​