Simple Subject
and Simple
Predicate
THE SUBJECT
Definition :
Subjects tell the listener and the reader whom
or what the sentence is about. The subject is
that part of a sentence which names a person,
thing, or idea.
Simple Subject
Every complete subject contains a simple
subject. The simple subject, which is a
noun or pronoun, is the most important
word in the complete subject.
EXAMPLES
The master The teacher Stars
The dog Flowers The sun
Clock The girl The horse
The Predicate
The predicate is that part of a
sentence which tells something
about the subject.
A simple predicate
(or verb) describes the action
or condition of the subject or
subjects in a sentence.
EXAMPLES
teaches well eats grass twinkle at night
the
phonograph
shines during the
day bite the boy
crows in the
morning dances well is clever
Subject Predicate
The teacher teaches well
Stars twinkle at night
Flowers bloom in the garden
Dogs like to bark and sniff
Active boys never stop playing
On a half sheet of paper, write the predicate
and write the subject you can get I the
sentence.
Subject Predicate
1. The birds always
sings early in the
morning.
2. The horse is white.
3. Sean and Steph
played with there toys.
4. The waiter tripped and
fell over the diner’s legs.
5. The young, worried
pilot read the storm
warning.
ANSWERS
1. The birds always sings
early in the morning.
2. The horse is white.
3. Sean and Steph
played with there toys.
4. The waiter tripped and
fell over the diner’s legs.
5. The young, worried
pilot read the storm
warning.

Simple subject and simple predicate