Subjects and Predicates

Identify the simple subject.

The black cat hissed at the kids.

• black cat

• hissed

• kids

• cat

Identify the simple subject.

The ghost in the story was friendly.

• ghost

• story

• The ghost

• The ghost in the story

Identify the simple predicate.

The wilted pumpkin sat on my front porch.

• pumpkin

• sat on my front porch

• sat

• on

Identify the complete predicate.

The wilted pumpkin sat on my front porch.

• sat

• sat on my front porch

• The wilted pumpkin

• pumpkin sat on my front porch

Identify the complete subject.

The ghost in the story is friendly.

• The ghost

• The ghost in the story

• is friendly

• in the story

Identify the simple subject.

The fourth grade students wore their Halloween costumes to school.

• fourth grade students

• students

• costumes

• school

Identify the simple predicate.

The fourth grade students wore their Halloween costumes to school.

• their

• wore

• wore their Halloween costumes

• to school

Identify the complete subject.

The fourth grade students wore their Halloween costumes to school.

• their Halloween costumes

• The fourth grade students wore

• The fourth grade students

• wore their Halloween costumes to school.

Identify the complete predicate.

The fourth grade students wore their Halloween costumes to school.

• students wore

• wore their Halloween costumes

• wore their Halloween costumes to school

• The fourth grade students wore

What part of speech is a simple subject?