What is the simple and complete predicate for this sentence:
Slice these vegetables for the salad.
The complete predicate is:
Slice these vegetables for the salad
Not that the subject is the understood subject (You).
THANKS
You're welcome.
To identify the simple and complete predicate in the sentence "Slice these vegetables for the salad," we first need to understand what a predicate is.
A predicate is the part of a sentence that contains the verb and provides information about the subject. In other words, the predicate tells us about the action or state of being expressed by the subject.
In this sentence, the subject is "you" (even though it is not explicitly mentioned) because the sentence is giving a command or instruction. The verb in the sentence is "slice."
To find the complete predicate, we need to include all the words that provide a complete description of the action. In this case, the complete predicate is "slice these vegetables for the salad."
However, if we want to isolate the simple predicate, we look for the main verb that expresses the basic action. In this case, the simple predicate is just the word "slice."