Identifying Simple and Complete Predicates

What is the complete subject in the sentence: The brown and green turtle hides in its shell.

• hides in its shell

• The brown and green turtle

• turtle

• hides

What is the complete subject in the sentence: The angry chef slammed the pots and pans.

• slammed

• chef

• The angry chef

• pots and pans

What is the complete subject in the sentence: Every child in town wants that toy.

• every child

• every child in town

• wants

• toy

What is the complete subject in the sentence: The little, spotted dog wagged his tail because he was happy to see us.

• happy to see us

• wagged

• dog

• the little, spotted dog

What is the complete subject in the sentence: Kim's favorite breakfast cereal was on sale this week.

• Kim

• was on sale this week

• cereal

• Kim's favorite breakfast cereal

What is the complete subject in the sentence? My next-door neighbor makes the best stew in the world.

• neighbor

• stew

• My next door neighbor

• makes the best

What is the complete subject in the sentence? Edward's youngest brother plays the guitar very well.

• Edward's youngest brother

• Edward's

• quitar

• plays

What is the complete subject in the sentence? The soldier guarded the fort.

• soldier

• the soldier

• guarded the fort

• the fort

What is the complete predicate? The actor danced across the stage.

• danced

• across the stage

• danced across the stage

• the actor

What is the complete predicate? The tiny flowers looked beautiful in the garden.

• the tiny flowers looked

• flowers

• looked

• looked beautiful in the garden