Questions 6–10: identify and label the complete predicate and complete subject. 6. the girls next door came to see me. 7. the aerobics class after work was noisy. 8. the factory down the street burned to the ground last night. 9. the heavy snow came unexpectedly yesterday. 10. the strong winds built high drifts.

Answers:

Subject: the subject of a complete sentence indicates who or what the sentence is about.

Predicate: the predicate of a sentence tells what the subject is or does. In the predicate we find the main verb that tells the action perfomed by the subject.

1) The girls next door came to see me.

Subject: The girls next door

Predicate: came to see me

2) The aerobics class after work was noisy.

Subject: The aerobics class after work

Predicate: was noisy

3) The factory down the street burned to the ground last night.

Subject: The factory down the street

Predicate: burned to the ground last night

4) The heavy snow came unexpectedly yesterday.

Subject: The heavy snow

Predicate: came unexpectedly yesterday

5) The strong winds built high drifts.

Subject: The strong winds

Predicate: built high drifts