Parts of a Sentence: Subjects and Predicates

Identify the simple subject: 
The nail had punctured the right front tire.

• Nail
• Punctured
• right
• tire

Identify the simple predicate:
Cardinals nest in our yard every spring.

• Cardinals
• Nest
• Yard
• Spring

Identify the simple subject:
The soccer team ran and kicked its way to victory.

• soccer
• team
• ran
• kicked

Identify the simple predicate:
Cars and trucks burn diesel fuel.

• Cars
• burn
• fuel
• trucks

Find the COMPLETE subject: My student Ana could not wait to get home after seventh period.

• could not wait

• My student Ana

• could not

Find the COMPLETE predicate: Ana could not wait to get home after seventh period.

• could not wait

• could not wait to get home after seventh period.

• could not

Find the COMPLETE predicate: My friends are taking guitar lessons.

• guitar lessons.

• are

• are taking guitar lessons.

He jumped on the couch. Identify the predicate.

• Couch
• He
• Jumped
• on

Find the subject: John looked out of the window to check the sky. 

• John
• John looked
• John looked out

Find the simple subject: My student Ana could not wait to get home after seventh period. 

• Ana
• My student Ana
• My