Subjects and Predicates Study Guide

A sentence is a group of words with two main parts: complete subject and complete predicate. Together, these parts express a complete thought. Complete Subject Se eral pilots from se eral countries The !ermuda Triangle, the area in "uestion, The %.S.S. Cyclops Complete Predicate ha e anished in or near the !ermuda triangle. lies between #lorida, !ermuda, and Puerto $ico. disappeared there in &'&(.

The subject contains who or what the sentence is about. The predicate contains what is happening )the erb*. +xamples: ,e
complete subject complete subject

read about many different animals.

complete predicate

The nurse in the white uniform

arri ed
complete predicate

Simple Subjects and Predicates

+ ery complete subject and complete predicate contains a word or group of words that is essential to the sentence. The simple subject is the essential noun or pronoun that cannot be left out of the complete subject. The simple predicate is the essential erb or erb phrase that cannot be left out of the complete predicate.
simple subject simple predicate

+xamples:

Two of his friends

complete subject simple subject

studied law enforcement.

complete predicate simple predicate

Sic. in bed, she

complete subject

had missed her job inter iew.

complete predicate

Hard-to-find subjects
+ ery sentence has a subject and a predicate. Sometimes they aren/t easy to find. * 0f the sentence is a command, then the subject is called understood you. 0t/s assumed that you are the one who will do the action. +xample: [you] Stop tal.ing. [you] !e nice to your classmates. * 0f the sentence is a "uestion, the subject may not be at the beginning. 0n order to find the subject, rewrite the "uestion as a sentence. +xample: 1here is the pencil sharpener2 The pencil sharpener is where2

3id the president win the debate2 The president did win the debate.