Subjects and Predicates

Find the simple subject: The blue whale is the largest animal.

• blue

• whale

• animal

• The blue whale

Find the complete subject: The Civil Rights Movement gained traction in the 1960s.

• gained

• Movement

• The Civil Rights Movement

• traction

Find the simple predicate: I already took that quiz.

• took

• already

• I

• already took

Find the complete predicate: My family has watched that movie several times.

• My family

• watched

• several times

• has watched that movie several times

Find the complete subject: The New York Yankees will make it to the World Series.

• will make it to the World Series

• Yankees

• The New York Yankees

• will make

Find the simple predicate: Which person brought us coffee?

• brought

• brought us coffee

• person brought

• person

Find the simple subject: My biology class is studying genetics.

• class

• My biology class

• genetics

• studying

Find the complete subject: My biology class is studying genetics.

• class

• My biology class

• studying

• is studying genetics

Find the complete predicate: My biology class is studying genetics.

• My biology class

• is studying genetics

• class

• genetics

Find the simple predicate: Your friends may have gone home already.

• may have gone

• gone

• may

• already