Fine the complete subject or predicate of the sentence. then identify the simple subject or verb.
Examble; The peaks of the undersea mountains rise above the surface of the water and form islands.
Complete subject: The peaks of the undersea mountains
Simple subject: peaks
Complete predicate: rise above the surface of the water and form islands.
Verbs: rise, form
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To find the complete subject or predicate of a sentence, we need to break down the sentence and identify all the subjects and verbs.
Let's analyze the given example:
Sentence: The peaks of the undersea mountains rise above the surface of the water and form islands.
Subject: The peaks of the undersea mountains
- The complete subject in this sentence is "The peaks of the undersea mountains."
- The simple subject is "peaks."
Predicate: rise above the surface of the water and form islands.
- The complete predicate in this sentence is "rise above the surface of the water and form islands."
- The simple predicate (verb) in this sentence is "rise."
So, in this example:
- The complete subject is "The peaks of the undersea mountains."
- The simple subject is "peaks."
- The complete predicate is "rise above the surface of the water and form islands."
- The simple predicate (verb) is "rise."