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Subjects & predicates. Complete Subject – Includes all of the words in the subject of a sentence. Complete Predicate – Includes all of the words in the predicate of a sentence. Simple Subject – Is the main or most important word or group of words in the complete subject.
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Complete Subject – Includes all of the words in the subject of a sentence. • Complete Predicate – Includes all of the words in the predicate of a sentence. • Simple Subject – Is the main or most important word or group of words in the complete subject. • Simple Predicate – Is the main word or group of words in the complete predicate. • Verb – A word that expresses an action or state of being. The simple predicate is always a verb.
Points to Remember • Sometimes the simple subject is also the complete subject (if there is only one word). • Sometimes the simple predicate may also be the complete predicate (if there is only one word).
Examples: The party for Victor is tomorrow. The soundtrack of that movie features a song by Celine Dion. The science teacher gave us an interesting assignment. At the Japanese restaurant, both of us ordered tempura. The huge mirror in the hall is a valuable antique.