The Simple Subject is...
What is the simple subject? Joe ran down the street to play with his friends.
Joe
What is the simple predicate? Folktales are make-believe stories about people and animals.
are
What is the direct object? The detective finally solved the mystery.
mystery
What is the predicate nominative? Georgia is a small state in the Southeast.
state
What type of verb does a direct object have to have?
Action
What is the simple subject? The sun is much bigger than all the other planets.
sun
What is the simple predicate? Many English folktales start with the words, "Once upon a time."
start
What is the direct object? The campers cooked their food over an open fire.
food
What is the predicate adjective? The house at the corner is beautiful.
beautiful
What type of verb do predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives have to have?
linking verb
What is the simple subject? Planets in the solar system reflect light from the sun.
planets
What is the simple predicate? A version of the Cinderella story exists in many different countries.
exists
What is the indirect object? The loud music gave me a headache.
me
What is the predicate nominative? My grandmother's house is the mansion on the corner.
mansion
What subject complement renames the subject?
predicate noun (nominative)
What is the simple subject? Stars twinkle in the sky at night.
Stars
What is the simple predicate? 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 important for learning.
important
What subject complement describes the subject?
predicate adjective
What is the simple subject? Asteroids, meteoroids, and comets belong to our solar system.
Asteroids, meteoroids,comets
What is the simple predicate? The cheerleaders will have run up and down the court many times.
will have run
What is the indirect object? Candice told her sister a secret.
sister
What is another term for "predicate nominative"....(predicate ______?)
predicate noun
What is the predicate nominative? Gray Station Middle School is the best school in Jones County.
school