Subjects and Predicates

Subject =

• WHAT the sentence is about

• WHO the sentence is about

• WHEN the sentence is happening

• WHY the sentence is happening

Predicate =

• WHO the sentence is about

• WHAT the sentence is about

• WHEN the sentence is happening

• WHY the sentence is happening

A simple predicate

• is the main noun and the words that describe it.

• is the main verb.

• is the main verb and the words that describe it.

• is the main noun.

A simple subject

• is the main noun and the words that describe it.

• is the main noun.

• is the main verb.

• is the main verb and the words that describe it.

A complete predicate

• is the main verb.

• is the main noun.

• is the main verb and the words that describe it.

• is the main noun and the words that describe it.

A complete subject

• is the main noun and the words that describe it.

• is the main noun.

• is the main verb and the words that describe it.

• is the main verb.

Seven horses help me in math. Seven horses =

• simple subject

• simple predicate

• complete subject

• complete predicate

The cupcakes can see you. What is the simple predicate?

• The cupcakes

• can

• can see

• can see you

The middle schools jumped at the park. What is the simple subject?

• middle schools

• schools

• jumped

• jumped at the park

The angry students yelled because they had homework on Friday. What is the complete predicate?

• yelled because they had

• yelled because they had homework on Friday.

• The angry students yelled

• they had homework on Friday