The Simple Subject is...
The Simple Predicate is...
Verbs and their Objects
Subject Complements I
In General
100
What is the simple subject? Joe ran down the street to play with his friends.
Joe
100
What is the simple predicate? Folktales are make-believe stories about people and animals.
are
100
What is the direct object? The detective finally solved the mystery.
mystery
100
What is the predicate nominative? Georgia is a small state in the Southeast.
state
100
What is the direct object? What did you hear last night?
What
200
What is the simple subject? The sun is much bigger than all the other planets.
sun
200
What is the simple predicate? Many English folktales start with the words, "Once upon a time."
start
200
What is the direct object? The campers cooked their food over an open fire.
food
200
What is the predicate adjective? The house at the corner is beautiful.
beautiful
200
What type of verb must a direct object follow?
action verb
300
What is the simple subject? Planets in the solar system reflect light from the sun.
planets
300
What is the simple predicate? A version of the Cinderella story exists in many different countries.
exists
300
What is the indirect object? The loud music gave me a headache.
me
300
What is the predicate nominative? My grandmother's house is the mansion on the corner.
mansion
300
What is the predicate nominative? Of all the teachers, he is the craziest staff member we have.
member
400
What is the simple subject? Stars and planets twinkle in the sky at night.
Stars and planets
400
What is the simple predicate? Often folktales show a beautiful princess and present an obstacle for the prince to get to her.
show, present
400
What is the indirect object? Andrea showed my family the photographs from her trip.
family
400
What is the predicate adjective? Studying every night is important for learning.
important
400
What is the predicate adjective? The campers smelled smokey after the camping trip.
smokey
500
What is the simple subject? Asteroids, meteoroids, and comets belong to our solar system.
Asteroids, meteoroids,comets
500
What is the simple predicate? The cheerleaders have run around the court hundreds of times and have jumped in the air a few hundred more.
have run, have jumped
500
What is the indirect object? Candice told her sister a secret.
sister
500
What is the predicate nominative?
During lunch, our table is the loudest one of all.
500
What is the predicate nominative? Gray Station Middle School is the best school in Jones County.
school
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