Simple Sentences

Remember, a complete simple sentence has a subject and a predicate.

If a sentence is incomplete, you can make it complete by adding either a subject or a predicate.

Examples

This has a subject, but is missing a predicate. We add a predicate.

• The leaves.
• The leaves fell off the trees.

This has a predicate, but is missing a subject. We add a subject.

• Walks
• The horse walks.

You can ask questions to help identify if the group of words is a subject or predicate, such as:

• Is this part of the sentence the naming part or the action part?
• Does this part tell what the sentence is about or what someone or something does?