Sentence: Subject and Predicate

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SentencSentenceegroup of words group of words

that expresses a that expresses a complete complete thoughtthought

The The students students were too were too tired to tired to

participateparticipate..

The teacher The teacher gave the gave the students students

questions to questions to answer.answer.

On the road, On the road, Aldon and Aldon and Reb met Reb met

Kirby.Kirby.

He took the He took the key of the key of the house and house and

went away to went away to another another village.village.

Miko and Miko and Earl saw Earl saw

Rowell and Rowell and joined him.joined him.

SubjectSubjectnames the names the person, place or person, place or idea the idea the sentence is aboutsentence is about

The The studentsstudents were too were too tired to tired to

participateparticipate..

The teacherThe teacher gave the gave the students students

questions to questions to answer.answer.

PredicatPredicateetells what the tells what the

subject is, or subject is, or what the subject what the subject doesdoes

The The studentsstudents were too were too tired to tired to

participateparticipate..

The teacherThe teacher gave the gave the students students

questions to questions to answer.answer.

Simple Subject

main word in the main word in the complete subject,complete subject,

usually a noun or usually a noun or a pronouna pronoun

The The studentsstudents were too were too tired to tired to

participateparticipate..

Simple Predicate

verb or verb verb or verb phrase in a phrase in a complete complete predicatepredicate

The The studentsstudents werewere too too tired to tired to

participateparticipate..

Complete Subject

all the words used to all the words used to identify the person, identify the person, place or idea the place or idea the sentence is aboutsentence is about

The The studentsstudents were too were too tired to tired to

participateparticipate..

Complete Predicateall the words that tell all the words that tell

what the subject is what the subject is doing or that tell doing or that tell something about the something about the subjectsubject

The The studentsstudents were too were too tired to tired to

participateparticipate..

Simple Sentencemay have a may have a

compound subject compound subject or compound or compound predicate, or bothpredicate, or both

MikoMiko and and EarlEarl sawsaw

RowellRowell and and joinedjoined him. him.

Compound Subjecttwo or more subjects in two or more subjects in

one sentenceone sentencehave the same verbhave the same verbjoined by a conjunctionjoined by a conjunction

On the road, On the road, Aldon and Aldon and RebReb met met

Kirby.Kirby.

Compound Predicatetwo or more verbs two or more verbs

have the same subjecthave the same subjectjoined by a conjunctionjoined by a conjunction

He He took the took the key of the key of the househouse and and

went away to went away to another another village.village.

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