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.​

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What is the simple subject of the following sentence?

One African bird is named the honey guide.

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What is the simple subject of the following sentence?

The favorite food of the honey guide is beeswax from the nests of wild bees.

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What is the simple predicate of the following sentence?

The nests are too strong for the honey guide, though.

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What is the simple predicate of the following sentence?

So the clever bird enlists the aid of an ally.

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What is the simple subject of the following sentence?

The unlikely ally is an animal called the ratel.

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What is the simple predicate in the following sentence?

The black and white ratel is called the "honey badger" by many people.

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What is the simple subject of the following sentence?

Rich, sweet honey is the ratel's favorite food.

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What is the simple predicate in the following sentence?

The ratel's thick, loose skin resists bee stings.

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What is the simple predicate in the following sentence?

The smart bird finds a bees' nest.

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What is the simple subject in the following sentence?

It chatters to the ratel.

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What is the simple predicate in the following sentence?

The chattering bird leads the ratel to the nest.

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What is the simple subject in the following sentence?

The ratel breaks the nest with its strong claws.

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What is the simple subject in the following sentence?

The hungry animal eats the honey.

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What is the simple predicate in the following sentence?

Then the happy bird eats the wax from the broken nest.