Subjects & Predicates

What part of the sentence tells whom or what the sentence is about?

• verb

• verb phrase

• object

• subject

The simple predicate is always what part of speech?

• noun or pronoun

• adjective

• preposition

• verb

What do you call a subject that has two or more simple subjects with the same predicate?

• compound subject

• complex subject

• complete subject

• compound predicate

What is the complete subject in this sentence:

Jared and his older brother ate lunch at Jollibee.

• Jared, brother

• ate lunch at Jollibee

• ate

• Jared and his older brother

What is the complete predicate in this sentence:

I will wait until next year for PlayStation 5.

• will wait

• will wait until next year for PlayStation 5

• I will wait

• for PlayStation 5

Answer explanation

The verb (verb phrase) is "will wait," so remember, the verb usually signals the beginning of the complete predicate.

What is the compound subject in this sentence:

Jared and his older brother ate lunch at Jollibee.

• Jared, brother

• ate lunch at Jollibee

• ate

• Jared and his older brother

Answer explanation

Compound subject refers to two or more simple subject, which should only focus on the nouns (or pronouns).

Do not include adjectives or any parts of speech for simple subjects or simple predicates.

What is the complete predicate in this sentence:

My mom's generous relatives in California donated money.

• relatives

• in California donated money

• donated money

• My mom's generous relatives in California

What is the simple subject in this sentence:

My Lebron James poster in my bedroom fell down.

• Lebron James poster

• Lebron James

• poster

• bedroom

Answer explanation

"Lebron James" is being used as an adjective to modify/describe the poster.

The entire predicate (fell down) is talking about the poster.

What is the simple predicate in this sentence:

Khatellyn's friends will be dancing once the music starts.

• dancing

• friends

• will be dancing once the music starts

• will be dancing

Answer explanation

"will be dancing" is a verb phrase that acts as a single verb

"dancing" is just the main verb of the verb phrase

What is the compound predicate in this sentence:

The entire class watched the video and typed the answers in the chat.

• class

• watched the video and typed the answers in the chat

• watched, typed

• The entire class