Subject & Predicate

1. Simple subject- whom or what the sentence is about.

2. Complete subject- contains all of the words in the subject part of the sentence. Simply, the NOUN and any descriptive words that go with it.

3. EXAMPLE: The voters elected a new mayor. VOTERS is the simple subject. THE VOTERS is the complete subject.

4. Compound subject- two or more simple subjects that share the same predicate, and are joined together by a conjunction. They are plural when they are joined by AND.

• Sometimes we use two words together so often that we think of them as one. When words like this are the subjects of a sentence, make the verb singular. examples- peanut butter and jelly, bacon and eggs (Macaroni and cheese is my favorite lunch.

1. EXAMPLE: The boys and girls played ball. Boys and girls is the COMPOUND SUBJECT. BOYS, GIRLS are the two simple subjects that share the predicate PLAYED and AND is the conjunction that joins them together.

2. Simple predicate- the VERB that tells what the subject did, has, or is.

3. Complete predicate- contains the verb and all the words in the prediacte.

4. EXAMPLE- The shortstop threw the ball to second base. THREW is the simple predicate. THREW THE BALL TO SECOND BASE is the complete predicate.

5. Compound predicate- two or more simple predicates that share the same subject, and are joined together by a conjunction.

6. EXAMPLE- The crowd laughed and talked. LAUGHED, TALKED are the two simple predicates that share the subject CROWD and AND is the conjunctionthat joins them together.

7. The subject of an IMPERATIVE sentence is (YOU) Understood.

8. EXAMPLE- Turn on the water. "Whom or what is the sentence about?" It is telling YOU (the person or thing that is being spoken to) to turn on the water. Therefore, YOU is the subject.