Swimming and softball are two sports in the Olympic Games.

The simple subject is the noun without its modifiers and the simple predicate is the verb without its modifiers. In the following sentences, the complete subject and complete predicate are underlined, and the simple subject and simple predicate

my daughter is doing a worksheet and she doesn't know what a simple subject and a simple predicate is.. can you tell me what it is, and use some examples??

No. Only 'poor' works. It is a predicate adjective. 'Growing up in a poor state/condition'.

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Oops  ....  Sorry GG , I messed it up  ...  I was not supposed to answer

Melons grow on vines and need lots of room for growth . A key to identifying a compound predicate is to look for two or more verbs which are separated by or, but , or and . As for your sentence, the two identifying verbs are ( grow and need )

What are the two things this sentence says about melons?

Melons grow on vines and need lots of room for growth. What is the compound predicate in this sentance?

Underline the simple predicate, or verb a second time and underline the complete predicate once My younger brothers are always working on some kind of project.