Definitions
Includes all the words needed to tell who or what the subject is about.
Complete Subject
Colorful fireworks lit up the sky.
What is the complete subject ?
Colorful fireworks
Ben received a text message on his phone.
What is the simple predicate?
received
I have big problems.
Sentence, fragment, or run-on ?
Sentence
I brought my sweater to keep me warm.
Declarative
Includes the verb and all the words that tell what happened in the sentence.
Complete Predicate
My whole family ate dinner together.
What is the complete predicate?
ate dinner together.
The boat captain docked the ship.
What is the simple subject?
captain
The college with the best basketball team.
Sentence, fragment, or run-on?
fragment
Are you done with your homework?
Interrogative
Simple Predicate
James and his friend George played catch with the football.
What is the complete subject and the complete predicate?
Complete Subject: James and his friend George
Complete Predicate: played catch with the football.
Karen's younger sister came over to play.
What is the simple subject and the simple predicate?
Simple Subject: sister
Simple Predicate: came
The family will move they want a bigger house.
sentence,fragment, or run-on
run-on
I am so excited about today!
Exclamatory
The main noun in a sentence
Simple Subject
My homework assignment was tricky.
What is the complete subject?
My homework assignment
Doctor Sullivan and his talking parrot arrived at the party.
What is the simple subject?
Sullivan and parrot
The policeman who is wearing a hat.
What is missing in the fragment?
Predicate
Please light the candles on the cake.
Imperative
Sentences that include two or more complete thoughts. Without the use of a punctuation mark to separate complete thoughts.
Run-On
The laundry basket was full of socks.
What is the complete predicate?
was full of socks.
The car with the flat tire was on the side of the road.
What is the simple subject?
tire
You can be a teacher you can be a principal.
Fix the following run-on sentence
You can be a teacher, or you can be a principal.
I never want you to do that again!
Imperative