Subject/Predicate Basics

Identify the SIMPLE SUBJECT:

The sun rises early in the summer.

• rises

• summer

• sun

• early

Identify the SIMPLE SUBJECT:

Birds chirp loudly in the morning.

• birds

• loudly

• morning

• in

Identify the SIMPLE SUBJECT:

Technology advances rapidly.

• rapidly

• advances

• technology

Identify the COMPLETE SUBJECT:

The energetic puppy in the backyard barked all night.

• puppy

• in the backyard

• the energetic puppy in the backyard

• barked all night

Identify the COMPLETE SUBJECT:

A group of students from our school won the competition.

• from our school

• students

• a group of students from our sschool

• won the competition

Identify the COMPLETE SUBJECT:

The tall, ancient tree near the river was struck by lightning.

• near the river

• was struck by lightening

• the tall, ancient tree near the river

• struck

Identify the COMPOUND SUBJECT:

Sarah and James volunteered to clean the park.

• Sarah and James

• volunteered to clean

• the park

• Sarah

Identify the COMPOUND SUBJECT:

The books and the notebooks were left on the table.

• left on the table

• the books and notebooks

• left

• table

Identify the COMPOUND SUBJECT:

My teacher and my classmates organized the event.

• organized

• organized the event

• my teacher and my classmates

• event

Identify the SIMPLE PREDICATE:

The baby cried

• cried

• baby

• the baby