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A GROUP OF WORDS
EXPRESSING A COMPLETE
THOUGHT
THE 2 BASIC PARTS OF EVERY
SENTENCE ARE THE SUBJECT
AND THE PREDICATE.
TO FIND THE SUBJECT
TO FIND THE PREDICATE
WHAT’S BEING DONE, HAS BEEN
DONE OR WILL BE DONE BY THE
SUBJECT
FOOTBALL
PLAYER
The simple subject is the key noun that
tells what a sentence is about.
The simple predicate is the verb or
verb phrase that tells about the
subject.
Example: The birds flew.
The complete subject includes the
simple subject and all the words that
modify it.
The complete predicate includes the
simple predicate and all the words
that modify it.
For example: Fifteen small blue birds
quickly flew into the cage.
A compound subject is made up of two
or more simple subjects
joined by a conjunction
(usually and and or)
Example: Eagles and owls are
birds of prey.
A compound predicate is made
up of two or more predicates
(verbs) that are joined by a
conjunction and have the same
subject.
Example: Eagles soar and plunge.
Order of subject and predicate
Usually the subject (noun) comes
before the predicate (verb).
Inverted order places the predicate
(verb) before the subject (noun)
Example:
Over the mountain soared the two eagles.
In COMMANDS, the subject YOU
is UNDERSTOOD
In sentences that are questions, you may
rearrange the words to identify the subject.
rearranged to read
In this order the subject YOU is easy to
find.