Complete subjects and predicates - Bailey, Monday, March 14, 2011 at 9:52pm

Ms. Sue, would crustaceans be the Complete Sub and the rest of the sentence be the complete predicate?

If a sentence has the verb are, can that be a complete predicate as well?

No. The verb "are" cannot be a complete predicate. See my previous response.

i'm going in to 8th grade

autumn kissed a boy at school
amber went to the mall

In order to determine the complete subject and complete predicate of a sentence, you need to identify the main noun or pronoun in the subject and the main verb in the predicate.

Let's take a look at your example sentence: "Would crustaceans be the Complete Sub and the rest of the sentence be the complete predicate?"

The complete subject in this sentence is "crustaceans." It is the main noun and represents the focus of the sentence.

The complete predicate, on the other hand, includes everything else besides the subject. In this case, it would be "would be the complete predicate."

Regarding your second question about the verb "are," it can indeed be a part of a complete predicate. The complete predicate may consist of a verb or verb phrase that consists of one or more verbs and any accompanying modifiers or complements. So, if a sentence has the verb "are" and it is accompanied by modifiers or complements, it can be a complete predicate.

For example, in the sentence "They are running a marathon," "are running" is the verb phrase and is considered the complete predicate.

I hope this helps clarify the concept of complete subjects and complete predicates!