Complete And Simple Subjects And Predicates. Sometimes a word or phrase will come between the simple subject and simple predicate. What is the complete predicate in the sentence below?
The tired little fellow fell asleep in his chair. Identify the simple subject or simple predicate for each sentence. A simple subject tells what or whom the sentence is about.
To find the predicate, simply ask, what is the subject doing? the complete predicate will be the part of the sentence that contains the verb and all its modifiers (whereas the simple predicate is only the verb).
Identify the simple subject or simple predicate for each sentence. What is the complete predicate in the sentence below? The complete predicate includes the simple predicate (verb is wearing) and its modifiers (the adverb phrase this year). A simple predicate is an action word that tells something about the subject.