Question

identifying simple and complete subjects

decide whether each subject is simple or complete, then sort it into the correct column.

band
snow and sleet
a democratic government
chantals favorite band
government
abduls friend

simple subject
complete subject

Explanation:

Define simple and complete subjects

Using the Parts of Speech and Sentence Structure knowledge points:

• A simple subject is the main noun or pronoun that performs the action, without any modifiers.
• A complete subject includes the simple subject plus all of its modifying words or phrases.

Analyze single-word nouns

• band: This is a single noun with no modifiers. It is a simple subject.
• government: This is a single noun with no modifiers. It is a simple subject.

Analyze compound subjects

• snow and sleet: This is a compound subject consisting of two simple nouns joined by a conjunction, with no extra modifiers. It functions as a simple subject.

Analyze subjects with modifiers

• a democratic government: This includes the noun "government" along with its modifiers "a" and "democratic". It is a complete subject.
• Chantal's favorite band: This includes the noun "band" along with its modifiers "Chantal's" and "favorite". It is a complete subject.
• Abdul's friend: This includes the noun "friend" along with its modifier "Abdul's". It is a complete subject.

Answer:

Simple Subject	Complete Subject
snow and sleet	Chantal's favorite band
government	Abdul's friend