Simple Subject
Complete Subject
Simple Predicate
Complete Predicate
Definitions
100

Jimmy danced all night long.

Jimmy

100

Giraffes fight with their necks.

Giraffes

100

Ms. McCurdy teaches Social Science.

teaches

100

The leaves fell on the ground.

fell on the ground

100

who or what the sentence is about

Subject

200

Smelly cats play poker. 

Cats
200

Andersen Junior High School is located in Chandler, Arizona. 

Andersen Junior High School

200

The pitcher caught the ball.

caught

200

Travis ran to the store after school.

ran to the store after school

200

what the subject did or does

Predicate

300

The hopping frog lost all his sandwiches. 

frog

300

She does not like sushi. 

She

300

Peanut butter tastes good with jelly. 

tastes

300

Flying ghosts haunt the spooky house

haunt the spooky house

300

The main noun in the complete subject

Simple Subject

400

The conspicuous student would not stop chatting with their partner. 

student

400

The football team won the game. 

The football team

400

Her feet hurt from walking all day. 

hurt

400

The cello is the best instrument of them all.

is the best instrument of them all

400

The verb in the complete predicate

Simple Predicate

500

The books in my room are quite heavy. 

Books

500

The hairy bear who lives in the woods swam in the lake. 

The hairy bear who lives in the woods

500

Ezekiel frequently visits museums. 

visits

500

The diligent students never forget to bring their bellwork to school.

never forget to bring their bellwork to school

500

A whole thought

Sentence

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