Read the sentence.

Question

In many languages, the word for “mother” begins with the sound “ma”.

Which group of words is the complete predicate?

A.
begins with the sound “ma” in many languages

B.
In many languages

C.
the word for “mother”

D.
begins with the sound “ma”

Answer 1

The complete predicate in the sentence is:

D. begins with the sound “ma”

The complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that describe what the subject does, which in this case is what "the word for 'mother'" does (begins with the sound "ma") in many languages.