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COMPLETE SUBJECT & SIMPLE SUBJECT

COMPLETE SUBJECT & SIMPLE SUBJECT. The SUBJECT tells whom or what the sentence is about. COMPLETE SUBJECT consists of all words needed to tell whom or what the sentence is about. SIMPLE SUBJECT is the main word, or NOUN, or word group that tells whom or what the sentence is about.

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COMPLETE SUBJECT & SIMPLE SUBJECT

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  1. COMPLETE SUBJECT & SIMPLE SUBJECT The SUBJECT tells whom or what the sentence is about. COMPLETE SUBJECT consists of all words needed to tell whom or what the sentence is about. SIMPLE SUBJECT is the main word, or NOUN, or word group that tells whom or what the sentence is about.

  2. Example:Has anyone in the class seen “The Miracle Worker?” Complete Subject (CS): anyone in the class Simple Subject (SS): anyone

  3. 1. Fish live in our classroom. CS & SS: fish 2. Their home is made of glass. CS: their home SS: home 3. The water stays clean. CS: the water SS: water 4. Dirty water is bad for fish. CS: dirty water SS: water

  4. 5. People make lots of sound. CS & SS: people 6. Some fish make sounds too. CS: some fish SS: fish 7. Their mouths open and close. CS: their mouths SS: mouths 8. They breathe in the water. CS & SS: they

  5. 9. Our fish tank has many plants. CS: our fish tank SS: tank 10. A small fish hides in the plants. CS: a small fish SS: fish 11. Tony sees its long tail. CS & SS: Tony 12. Its tail is bright blue. CS: its tail SS: tail

  6. 13. He will feed the fish today. CS & SS: he 14. Lana will have her turn tomorrow. CS & SS: Lana 15. The food floats on the water. CS: the food SS: food 16. Our tiny pets swim up to it. CS: our tiny pets SS: pets

  7. 17. Tony’s fish is very rare. CS: Tony’s fish SS: fish 18. People love to watch fish. CS & SS: people

  8. COMPLETE PREDICATES & SIMPLE PREDICATES The PREDICATE of the sentence tells something about the subject. The COMPLETE PREDICATE consists of all the words that describes the verb and complete its meaning. The SIMPLE PREDICATE, or VERB, is the main word or word group in the complete predicate.

  9. 1. Many people work with animals. CP: work with animals SP: work 2. Arlo works in a zoo. CP: works in a zoo SP: works 3. He feeds the elephants every morning. CP: feeds the elephants every morning SP: feeds 4. The monkeys play silly tricks on him. CP: play tricks on him SP: play

  10. 5. The other workers laughed. CP & SP: laughed 6. Maria is a special doctor. CP: is a special doctor SP: is 7. She helps many animals. CP: helps many animals SP: helps 8. Jeanette likes animals. CP: likes animals SP: likes

  11. 9. She owns a pet store. CP: owns a pet store SP: owns 10. All of her birds sing happily. CP: sing happily SP: sing

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