Simple and Complete Subject

Subject and Predicate

by Ms. Young

​Simple subject

• ​is a noun

• ​is the main subject of the sentence

• ​is not modified (does not have extra detail)

Fill in the Blank

Type the simple subject in the following sentence: "Tom is very tall." 

Multiple Choice

What is the simple subject in this sentence: "Tyrone likes science."

• likes

• Tyrone

Multiple Choice

What word or phrase is the simple subject in the following sentence?  "Located in Arizona, The Grand Canyon is 277 miles long and about 6,000 feet deep."

• Arizona

• 277 miles long

• 6,000 feet deep

Multiple Choice

What word or phrase is the simple subject in the following sentence? "The Maya lived in a place called Mesoamerica which was made of Mexico and parts of Central America."

• Maya

• Mesoamerica

• Mexico

Fill in the Blank

What word or phrase is the simple subject in the following sentence? "The Maya lived in places such as Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Yucatan Peninsula and El Salvador.

Open Ended

Explain what a simple subject is in your own words. Type your answer in a complete sentence in the box below.

(Ex: A simple subject is_____.)

​Complete subject

• ​is a noun (person, place, thing or idea)

• ​is the main subject of the sentence

• ​is modified (it provides more detail)

Multiple Choice

Identify the complete subject in the following sentence: "A dog with brown and white spots ran by my bus today."

• A dog with brown and white spots

• with brown and white spots

• ran by my bus today

Multiple Choice

Select the complete subject in the following sentence: "Aaron's little brother wants to play football with him."

• Aaron

• Aaron's little brother

• wants

• wants to play football with him.

Multiple Choice

Locate the complete subject in the following sentence: "The lamp on the old table is very dusty."

• The lamp on the old table

• The lamp

• on the old table

• is very dusty

Fill in the Blank

Copy the complete subject in the box below:  My grandma's house in Texas is a beautiful place to live.

Fill in the Blank

Select the complete subject:  "A big, green plant with thick leaves was found on our front porch.

​Simple predicate

• ​is a verb (action or being word)

• ​is not modified (it does not provide details)

Multiple Choice

Locate the simple predicate: The flowers died in the scorching heat.

• The flowers

• in the scorching heat 

• in the

• died

Multiple Choice

Identify the simple predicate: Kannon plays basketball every day.

• Kannon

• plays

• basketball

• every day

Fill in the Blank

Copy the simple predicate below:  The learners are experts in technology.

Fill in the Blank

Select the simple predicate: The child grew strong and healthy.

​Complete predicate

• ​is a verb (action/being word)

• ​is modified (provides details about the verb)

Multiple Choice

Choose the complete predicate in the sentence: Basketball shoes can be very expensive.

• Basketball shoes

• can be very expensive

• can be

• very expensive

Multiple Choice

Locate the complete predicate: Middle schoolers enjoy creating Tik Tok videos.

• Middle schoolers

• enjoy

• creating Tik Tok videos

• enjoy creating Tik Tok videos.

Fill in the Blank

Locate the complete predicate: The man is watching movies with his son.

Multiple Choice

Identify the complete predicate: My cousin was a Master Chef.

• My cousin

• was

• was a Master Chef

• Master Chef.

Open Ended

What is the difference between the complete subject and the complete predicate? Type your answer in the box below.

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