Question

What is the simple subject and simple predicate of the following sentence?

As I skiied down the hill,the wind bit at my face.


http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/subject.htm
Scroll down for the section to help you determine the difference between the simple subject and the complete subject.

http://www.chompchomp.com/terms/verb.htm
This whole webpage is excellent; don't forget to read the very last section to see that auxiliary verbs (helping verbs) are included when you identify the complete verb.

The difference between "verb" and "predicate" is this: The verb is the verb (see the last section on that verb webpage I gave you above); the predicate is the verb and all the words that go with it -- adverbs and adverbial clauses and phrases.

Be sure to also keep in mind that when you are looking for the subject and verb of a sentence, you will not include anything from any subordinate or dependent clauses; only the main or independent clause is where you'll find what you're looking for.

Here's an example:

<u>When I am hungry, I make a sandwich.</u>
<b>When I am hungry</b> is a dependent (subordinate) clause (can't be a sentence on its own), so I'll ignore it.
<b>I make a sandwich</b> is the main clause, and in it "I" am doing the action and "make" is what I'm doing. So the simple subject is "I" and the simple verb is "make" -- but the predicate is "make a sandwich."

Please let me know what you think the answers are to this question of yours, and also let me know if you have questions.

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Answer 1

simple subject: wind
simple predicate: bit