Subject Review

The subject tell us

• who or what the sentence is about

• what is happening in the sentence

The predicate tells us

• who or what the sentence is about

• the action or the state of being in a sentence

What is the complete subject?

The old house stood alone.

• The old house

• stood alone.

What is the simple subject?

The old house stood alone.

• The

• old

• house

• stood

• alone.

What is the complete predicate?

The old house stood alone.

• The old house

• stood alone.

What is the simple predicate?

The old house stood alone.

• The

• old

• house

• stood

• alone.

What is the complete subject?

My sweet grandmother grabbed a blanket and covered me with it.

• My sweet grandmother

• grabbed a blanket and covered me with it.

What is the complete predicate?

My sweet grandmother grabbed a blanket and covered me with it.

• My sweet grandmother

• grabbed a blanket and covered me with it.

What are the simple predicates? (There are two.)

My sweet grandmother grabbed a blanket and covered me with it.

• sweet grandmother

• grabbed

• a blanket

• covered

• me

What is the complete predicate?

The detective and his partner solved the case.

• The detective and his partner

• solved the case.