Complete Subject & Complete Predicate Lesson

COMPLETE Subject

• The complete subject tells who or what is doing or being something as well as any words or phrases connected to that noun or pronoun which is the subject :

• My mom and dad run the bake sale.

  • Ask yourself: Who runs the bake sale?

  • Complete subject: ?

• The paintings in the museum are beautiful.

  • Ask yourself: What is beautiful?

  • Complete subject: ?

COMPLETE Subject

• Hint: Find the verb (linking or action) and think: Who or what is doing or being that? That person, place, thing, or idea is the subject as well as any words or phrases which describe that subject.

• My mom and dad run the bake sale.

  • Ask yourself: Who runs the bake sale?

  • Complete subject: My mom and dad

• The paintings in the museum are beautiful.

  • Ask yourself: What is beautiful?

  • Complete subject: The paintings in the museum

COMPLETE Subject

• The complete subject tells who or what is doing or being something and any words or phrases connected to the noun or pronoun which is the subject.

• In each example, the complete subject is in bold:

  • Friday’s rain will help our beautiful flowers.

  • We ate pizza with the soccer team.

  • The entire team loves to win games.

  • All of the teachers and some of the students will travel to Washington, D. C.

  • The boy in the purple hat goes to my school.

  • Peter and Mark cannot come to the meeting this Thursday.

COMPLETE Predicate

• The complete predicate tells what the subject is doing or being as well as any words or phrases connected to the verb:

• My mom and dad run the bake sale.

  • Ask yourself: What are mom and dad doing or being?

  • Complete predicate: ?

• The paintings in the museum are beautiful.

  • Ask yourself: What are the paintings doing or being?

  • Complete predicate: ?

COMPLETE Predicate

• Hint: Find the verb (linking or action)! The verb and any words or phrases connected to it (and not connected to the subject) will make the complete predicate.

• My mom and dad run the bake sale.

  • Ask yourself: What are mom and dad doing or being?

  • Complete predicate: run the bake sale

• The paintings in the museum are beautiful.

  • Ask yourself: What are the paintings doing or being?

  • Complete predicate: are beautiful

COMPLETE Predicate

• The complete predicate tells what the subject is doing or being as well as any words or phrases connected to the verb:

• In each example, the complete predicate is in bold:

  • Friday’s rain will help our beautiful flowers.

  • We ate pizza with the soccer team.

  • The entire team loves to win games.

  • All of the teachers and some of the students will travel to Washington, D. C.

  • The boy in the purple hat goes to my school.

  • Peter and Mark cannot come to the meeting this Thursday.

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Multiple Choice

[The careful student] checked over his work.

The part of the sentence in brackets is the ____.

• complete subject

• complete predicate

Multiple Choice

Josh [ate too many mangoes.]

The part of the sentence in brackets is the ________.

• complete subject

• complete predicate

Multiple Choice

Mr. Thompson's hot coffee [spilled all over his clothes.]

The part of the sentence in brackets is the ____________.

• complete subject

• complete predicate

Multiple Choice

The giant, fresh flower towered over Alice.

What is the COMPLETE SUBJECT of the sentence?

• the giant, fresh flower

• fresh flower

• Alice

• towered

Multiple Choice

The dragon with blue wings flew over the crowd.

What is the COMPLETE PREDICATE of the sentence?

• the dragon with blue wings

• the dragon

• flew over the crowd

• the crowd

Multiple Choice

The dark-haired girl scored a perfect 100% on the test. What is the COMPLETE PREDICATE of the sentence?

• the dark-haired girl

• scored a perfect 100% on the test

• perfect 100%

• scored

Multiple Choice

Select the one word that makes up the complete subject.

Sailors respect their captain.

• Sailors

• respect

• their

• captain

Multiple Select

Select all the words that make up the complete predicate.

The sailors respect their captain.

• Sailors

• respect

• their

• captain

Multiple Choice

Select the one word that makes up the complete subject.

Has anyone seen the helicopter at school?

• Has

• anyone

• seen

• helicopter

Multiple Choice

What is the complete predicate in this sentence?

Has anyone seen the helicopter at school?

• anyone seen the helicopter at school?

• anyone

• seen the helicopter

• has seen the helicopter at school

Multiple Choice

What is the complete subject in this sentence?

The eighth-grade student could not stay seated after testing.

• The eighth-grade

• student

• The eighth-grade student

• could not stay seated after testing

Multiple Choice

What is the complete predicate in this sentence?

The eighth-grade student could not stay seated after testing.

• could not stay

• student

• The eighth-grade student

• could not stay seated after testing

Multiple Choice

What is the complete subject in this sentence? Jennifer ate the juicy orange on the bus.

• Jennifer

• ate

• ate the juicy orange

• Jennifer ate the

• ate the juicy orange on the bus

Multiple Choice

What is the complete predicate in this sentence? Jennifer ate the juicy orange on the bus.

• Jennifer

• ate

• ate the juicy orange

• Jennifer ate the

• ate the juicy orange on the bus

Multiple Choice

What is the complete subject of the sentence?

The rascally child ate Takis during Language Arts class.

• ate

• ate Takis during Language Arts class

• child

• The rascally child

Multiple Choice

What is the complete predicate of the sentence?

The rascally child ate Takis during Language Arts class.

• ate

• ate Takis during Language Arts class

• child

• The rascally child

Multiple Choice

What is the complete subject of the sentence?

The chili pepper was too spicy for Homer.

• was

• The chili pepper

• was too spicy for Homer

• pepper

• for Homer

Multiple Choice

What is the complete predicate of the sentence?

The chili pepper was too spicy for Homer.

• was

• The chili pepper

• was too spicy for Homer

• pepper

• for Homer

Multiple Choice

What is the complete subject of the sentence?

Before class, the friendly student greeted Carlos.

• student

• the friendly student

• student greeted Carlos

• Before class...greeted Carlos

• greeted

Multiple Choice

What is the complete predicate of the sentence?

Before class, the friendly student greeted Carlos.

• student

• the friendly student

• student greeted Carlos

• Before class...greeted Carlos

• greeted

Multiple Choice

What is the complete subject of the sentence?

The student's pants were falling down without a belt.

• were falling down without a belt

• pants

• were falling

• The student's pants

• pants were falling

Multiple Choice

What is the complete predicate of the sentence?

The student's pants were falling down without a belt.

• were falling down without a belt

• pants

• were falling

• The student's pants

• pants were falling

Multiple Choice

What is the complete subject of the sentence?

Eat your broccoli right now!

• Eat

• your broccoli

• Eat your broccoli right now

• You [understood]

• [There is no subject.]

Multiple Choice

What is the complete predicate of the sentence?

Eat your broccoli right now!

• Eat

• your broccoli

• Eat your broccoli right now

• You [understood]

• [There is no subject.]

Multiple Choice

What is the complete subject of the sentence?

Some students need to use the bathroom during each class.

• students

• Some students

• need

• during each class

• need to use the bathroom during each class

Multiple Choice

What is the complete predicate of the sentence?

Some students need to use the bathroom during each class.

• students

• Some students

• need

• during each class

• need to use the bathroom during each class

Multiple Choice

What is the complete subject of the sentence?

The wacky lady in the rocking chair made a call next to the cemetery.

• lady

• The wacky lady

• made

• made a call next to the cemetery

• The wacky lady in the rocking chair

Multiple Choice

What is the complete predicate of the sentence?

The wacky lady in the rocking chair made a call next to the cemetery.

• lady

• The wacky lady

• made

• made a call next to the cemetery

• The wacky lady in the rocking chair

Multiple Choice

What is the complete subject in this sentence?

My musical social studies teacher plays the guitar very well!

• My musical social studies teacher

• teacher

• plays the guitar very well

• plays the guitar

• plays

Multiple Choice

What is the complete predicate in this sentence?

My musical social studies teacher plays the guitar very well!

• My musical social studies teacher

• teacher

• plays the guitar very well

• plays the guitar

• plays

Multiple Choice

Is a subject a part of speech?

• Yes, a subject is a part of speech.

• No, a subject is not a part of speech. It is a part of the sentence.

Multiple Choice

Is a predicate a part of speech?

• Yes, a predicate is a part of speech.

• No, a predicate is not a part of speech. It is a part of the sentence.

Multiple Choice

True or false?

If a sentence is missing a complete subject, it cannot be a complete sentence.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or false?

If a sentence is missing a complete predicate, it cannot be a complete sentence.

• True

• False