Simple subject and predicate?
The customs officals planned to seize a huge shipment of heroin when it arrived.
SS...officals
sp...planned
Correct
"planned to seize"
looks like a simple predicate to me.
If it said:
"planned to seize immediately"
I would say "planned to seize" was the simple predicate
and
"planned to seize immediately" was the complete predicate
Writeacher knows far more about this subject than I.
"to seize" is an infinitive ... it complements the main verb
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/verbs.htm#infinitives
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Damon!
To identify the simple subject and predicate in the sentence, we need to break it down into its basic parts.
The simple subject is the main noun or pronoun that the sentence is about, and the simple predicate is the main verb or action of the sentence.
Let's analyze the sentence:
- The customs officials planned to seize a huge shipment of heroin when it arrived.
The main noun or subject of the sentence is "customs officials" because they are the ones who are doing the action. Therefore, "customs officials" is the simple subject.
The main verb or action of the sentence is "planned" because it expresses what the customs officials did. Therefore, "planned" is the simple predicate.
To summarize:
Simple subject: customs officials
Simple predicate: planned