Complete Subject
Complete Predicate
Simple Subject
Simple Predicate
Anything Goes!
100

The little girl was crying because she spilled her milk.

The little girl

100

The boys hid from the girls at recess.

hid from the girls at recess

100

The dog's squeaky, boned-shaped toy got left outside in the rain.

toy

100

The school bus driver drove the students home from school.

drove

100

True or False: "We" is the simple subject in the sentence? 

We took a test in math class today.

True

200

Grace and Kassie come to class on time everyday.

Grace and Kassie

200

Mrs. Davis and the students baked brownies for the class party.

baked brownies for the class party

200

His best friend's sister came to visit from Utah.

sister

200

The clerk at the store helped me find a cute outfit for the party.

helped

200

What is the simple predicate in this sentence? 

I read all the Harry Potter books twice.

read

300

The black dog and the white cat chase the yellow bird.

The black dog and the white cat

300

The parents came to school and watched the play.

came to school and watched the play

300

My brother's oldest daughter is graduating in the spring.

daughter

300

I found a million dollars!

found

300

What is the complete predicate in this sentence?

She made pizza for supper.

made pizza for supper

400

The 6th grade teacher gave the class a test over division.

The 6th grade teacher

400

The puppies walked happily down the street.

walked happily down the street

400

The brother and sister had ice cream for dessert.

brother, sister

400

We ran home in the rain.

ran

400

True or False:

A complete sentence must have a subject and a predicate.

True
500

The teachers in the school show the students how to do their work.

The teachers in the school

500

Sara and Jake worked on their science project all evening.

worked on their science project all evening

500

Kassie, Grace, Mrs. Davis, and Ms. Berry watched a movie and ate snacks instead of doing work.

Kassie, Grace, Mrs. Davis, Ms. Berry

500

The children quietly walked to their lockers for their books.

walked

500

True or False:

The predicate tells who or what the sentence is about.

False