Simple SubjectsA simple subject is the noun or pronoun

in the sentence that is doing the action.

The college student procrastinated until it was too late to complete his

project.

Compound Subjects

Compound subjects are sentences that contain two or more nouns or pronouns doing the action.

The coach and sports director added three outstanding players to my high school roster.

Complete Subject The complete subject is the simple

subject and everything that describes the simple subject

The escaped criminal tried to evade the police after robbing a convenient store.

Simple PredicatesA simple predicate is always the verb

that the subject is doing

The flood waters were impeding my route to the mall.

Compound Predicates

Sometimes the subjects can be doing two or more things at one time. These actions are called compound predicates.

The rock star played his guitar and danced on stage at the sold out concert.

Complete Predicates

The complete predicate includes everything that is not part of the complete subject. The verbs and any clauses after the verb are part of the complete predicate.

The pizza tasted so delectable that I bought another one to take home.

Subjects & Predicates in Questions

Most sentences are arranged with the subject first and the predicate second

Questions may have all or part of the predicate before the subject.

An easy way to find the subject and predicate is to reword the sentence so that it makes a statement.

Did Josh go to the mall with you yesterday?Josh did go to the mall with you yesterday.

Inverted Sentences

The predicate also comes first in sentences that begin with There is, There are, Here is, or Here are.

There is your homework.

In commands, the subject is almost always the understood You.

(You) Be quiet.