Simple Subjects
After lunch, Dracula ran down the street to play with his friends.
Dracula
Many English folktales start with the words, "Once upon a time."
start
What is the direct object? The detective finally solved the mystery.
mystery
What is the predicate adjective? The house at the corner is beautiful.
beautiful
Tomorrow, the birds will fly south for the winter.
will fly
The sun is much bigger than the plants in our solar system.
sun
Folktales are make-believe stories about people, animals, and the occasional child-eating monster.
are
What is the direct object? The campers cooked their food over an open fire before the zombies arrived.
food
What is the predicate noun? Georgia is a small state in the Southeast.
state
She might watch a spooky movie later.
might watch
Has a squirrel sneaked into your attic?
squirrel
A version of the Cinderella story does exist in many different countries.
does exist
What is the direct object? The loud music gave my mom a headache.
headache
What is the predicate noun? My grandmother's house is the spooky mansion on the corner.
mansion
Do you know the Muffin Man?
do know
Stop looking at the sun!
(You)
Many folktales have a handsome prince as the hero.
have
What is the indirect object? Andrea showed my family the photographs from her trip.
family
What is the predicate adjective? Studying every night is very important for learning.
important
Bernard may be mowing the lawn around noon.
may be mowing
Despite not being planets, asteroids, meteoroids, and comets belong to our solar system, too.
asteroids, meteoroids, and comets
The cheerleaders are chasing the vampire bats away from the football team with their pompoms.
are chasing
What are the direct and indirect objects? On Wednesday, Candice told her sister a secret about their werewolf parents.
DO - secret
IO - sister
What is the predicate noun? The mysterious animals were actually giant, long-haired gerbils with a taste for blood.
gerbils
Will Janet have written a book by next year?
will have written