Complete and Simple Subjects
What are the complete and simple subjects?
Our books and worksheets were given to us by the teacher.
Complete: Our books and worksheets
Simple: books, worksheets
What are the complete and simple subjects?
The bright red ball bounced down the stairs.
Simple: ball
What is the complete predicate and verb?
Birds need a water supply in winter.
Complete: need a water supply in winter.
Verb: need
What is the complete predicate and the verb?
Yoko can spell the word aardvark.
Complete: can spell the word aardvark
Verb: can spell
Simple or Compound?
Declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory?
My friends and I climbed aboard a canal boat and explored it
Simple
Declarative
What are the complete and simple subjects?
The two plump dogs sat at the window all afternoon.
Complete: The two plump dogs
Simple: dogs
What are the complete and simple subjects?
Her postcard from the museum shows a canal boat.
Complete: Her postcard from the museum
Simple: postcard
What is the complete predicate and the verb?
Add honey to the cranberry sauce.
Complete: add honey to the cranberry sauce.
Verb: add
What is the complete predicate and the verb?
Did you see your brother during the holidays?
Complete: did see your brother during the holidays
Verb: did see
Simple or Compound?
Declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory?
My friends even pumped the bilge, and I pulled on a towrope
Compound
Declarative
What are the complete and simple subjects?
The book in the store window was expensive.
Complete: The book in the store window
Simple: book
What are the complete and simple subjects?
In the pool was a small green frog.
Complete: A small green frog
Simple: frog
What is the complete predicate and verb?
Three small toads jumped into the puddle.
Complete: jumped into the puddle.
Verb: jumped
What is the complete predicate and verb?
I would never decorate my room with posters.
Complete: would never decorate my room with posters.
Verb: would decorate
Simple or Compound?
Declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory?
Please ask questions during the tour
Imperative
What are the complete and simple subjects?
From the southwest came a terrific storm.
Complete: A terrific storm
Simple: storm
What are the complete and simple subjects?
My sister and I watched the lightning.
Complete: My sister and I
Simple: sister, I
What is the complete predicate and the verb?
Gregory heard a loud noise and raced to the door.
Complete: heard a loud noise and raced to the door.
Verb: heard, raced
What is the complete predicate and the verb?
Around the corner of the house came a toddler on a tricycle.
Complete: around the corner of the house came
Verb: came
Simple or Compound?
Declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory?
Can you imagine enjoying life on the canal
Simple
Interrogative
What are the complete and simple subjects?
Althea's great-aunt went to the opera.
Complete: Althea's great-aunt
Simple: great-aunt
What are the complete and simple subjects? (tricky)
Bring the groceries in from the car, please.
Complete: You
Simple: You
What is the complete predicate and the verb?
Does your dog do any tricks?
Complete: does do any tricks
Verb: does, do
What is the complete predicate and the verb?
The roses bloomed early and had a wonderful fragrance.
Complete: bloomed early and had a wonderful fragrance.
Verb: bloomed, had
Simple or Compound?
Declarative, interrogative, imperative, or exclamatory?
What fun we had
Simple
Exclamatory