Simple Subject
What is the simple subject in the following sentence:
Qualters Middle School students are the smartest kids in the state.
Who are "students?"
What is the simple predicate in the following sentence:
Sienna is a hard-working student.
What is "is?"
What is the complete subject in the following sentence:
Jack tried not to laugh at Connor's joke.
Who is "Jack?"
What is the complete predicate in the following sentence:
Many 7th graders want to go trick-or-treating this year.
What is "want to go trick-or-treating this year?"
What are the prepositional phrases in the following sentence:
The attention-starved students were behaving like monkeys in a cage at the circus.
What are "in a cage, and at the circus?"
What is the simple subject in the following sentence:
The students in the front row are talking too much!
Who are "students?"
What is the simple predicate in the following sentence:
Ethan was trying to be funny.
What is "was trying?"
What is the complete subject in the following sentence:
The super-intelligent Sofia became angry as the fire alarm buzzed.
What is "The super-intelligent Sofia?"
What is the complete predicate in the following sentence:
For Halloween, George will be a soldier.
What is "will be a soldier?"
What is the simple subject:
The sixteenth century piano was found in my grandmother's attic.
What is "piano?"
What is the simple subject in the following sentence:
Noah and Yasin were playing video games all night.
Who are "Noah and Yasin?"
What is the simple predicate in the following sentence:
Although very quiet, Aina always gets her work done.
What is "gets?"
What is the complete subject in the following sentence:
Colton and Jackson were sweating in exhaustion after arm wrestling.
Who are "Colton and Jackson?"
What is the complete predicate in the following sentence:
Emma, normally a quiet student, was screaming at Brayden to stop singing.
What is "was screaming at Brayden to stop singing?"
What is the simple subject and simple predicate in the following sentence:
Melanie's mother drove her and her friend to the George C Hall branch of the Chicago Public Library on Tuesday during the summer.
What is "mother for the simple subject and drove for the simple predicate?"
What is the simple subject in the following sentence:
Payten, Gabby, and Mac aced the subject/predicate assessment easily!
Who are "Payten, Gabby, Mac?"
What is the simple predicate in the following sentence:
Bryce was writing and editing his chronological piece?
What is "was writing, editing?"
What is the complete subject in the following sentence:
The subject and predicate assessment, which is on Thursday, will be easy!
What is "The subject and predicate assessment, which is on Thursday,?"
What is the complete predicate in the following sentence:
During the class period, Cole, Cooper, and Connor had to sit at their desks for 2 extra minutes for talking.
What is "had to sit at their desks for 2 extra minutes for talking?"
How many prepositional phrases are there in the following sentence:
During the night, the snow came down on the roof, around the back door, and in the garage.
What is:
4
During the night
on the roof
around the back door
in the garage
What is the simple subject in the following sentence:
As cross-country runners, Georgia and Camden have set many PRs this season.
Who are "Georgia, Camden?"
What is the simple predicate in the following sentence:
Having a lot of work to do, Tanyon stayed focused and worked hard the entire class period.
What is "stayed, worked?"
What is the complete subject in the following sentence:
Middle school students, unlike other creatures, can be nice one minute and evil the next.
What is "Middle school students, unlike other creatures,?"
What is the complete predicate in the following sentence:
The world-famous O'Leary brothers decided to visit Qualters.
What is "decided to visit Qualters?"
How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence:
The crazy students danced on the desks after the test and yelled at the top of their lungs before the bell rang.
What is
5
on the desks
after the test
at the top
of their lungs
before the bell ran