Subjects and Predicates

Summary of Key Concepts

• Simple Subject (SS): Main noun/pronoun (who/what the sentence is about).

• Simple Predicate (SP): Main verb/verb phrase (what the subject does/is).

• Complete Subject (CS): Simple subject + modifiers.

• Complete Predicate (CP): Simple predicate + modifiers.

• Compound Subject (CdS): Two or more subjects joined by a conjunction.

• Compound Predicate (CdP): Two or more predicates joined by a conjunction.

Conjunctions examples:

• F: or

• A: nd

• N: or

• B: ut

• O: r

• Y: et

• S: o