Simple Subject
Simple Predicate
Complete Subject
Complete Predicate
Grab Bag
100
My mother was upset because I broke her favorite vase.
mother
100
The lizard ate crickets.
ate
100
The scary bug crawled across the floor.
the scary bug
100
The gardener watered her flowers.
watered her flowers.
100
Simple subject? We had a picnic in the park.
we
200
My closet has lots of clothes in it.
closet
200
The plumber fixed the sink.
fixed
200
The boy's mom bought a pair of new sneakers.
the boy's mom
200
The pilot flew the airplane.
flew the airplane.
200
Simple predicate? He read the news paper.
read
300
A big spider spun a web in the doorway.
spider
300
The flag blew in the wind.
blew
300
The rusty bicycle needed new tires.
the rusty bicycle
300
The little puppy barked all night long.
barked all night long.
300
Complete subject? The evil teacher yelled at her students.
the evil teacher
400
A buzzing bee looked for nectar in a flower.
bee
400
The bus driver drove me to school.
drove
400
Two black cats chased each other down the street.
two black cats
400
The barber cut the boy's hair.
cut the boy's hair
400
Complete predicate? I built a sandcastle at the beach.
built a sandcastle at the beach
500
The space alien landed in a UFO.
alien
500
The children played in the mud.
played
500
He likes to draw pictures of dolphins.
He
500
His baby sister slept in her crib.
slept in her crib
500
All four! The brothers Rick and George went bowling last night.
simple subject - rick and george; complete subject - the brothers rick and george; simple predicate - went; complete predicate - went bowling last night.
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