Sentence

The Sentence
is a group of words
expressing a complete thought.
expressing
a
complete
thought
Every sentence has two essential parts:
and
The subject of a sentence is the part about which something is being said.

The flower bloomed.
Bob painted.
The girls on the team were all good students.
The predicate of a sentence
is the part which says
something about the subject.
Bill told everyone
about the wreck.
Mary sobbed.
Sue plays the piano well.
The simple subject is the main word in the complete subject.
The simple predicate, or verb, is the main word or group of words in the complete predicate.
The complete subject is the main word and all its modifiers.
The complete predicate is the verb and all its modifiers.
The four new students arrived early.
Complete subject The four new students
Simple subject students
Sara’s sister took us bowling yesterday.
Simple predicate took
Complete Predicate took us bowling yesterday