Parts of a Simple Sentence

Simple Sentence: 

• A simple sentence is a group of words that has a subject, a verb and states a complete thought. 
• A simple subject has one subject and one predicate. 
• It consists of one independent clause (main clause) with no dependent clause (Sub-ordinate clause). 
• Example: “Mom cooked dinner” 

Subject: “Mom” 

Verb: “Cooked” 

• There is no conjunction at the beginning or end of the sentence, and it is a complete thought. So, this is a simple sentence. 

• Let us see some examples: 

“The children are sweeping the floor.” 

“Ranzel washes the dishes.” 

“They swim in the river.” 

• The words like “The children”, “Ranzel”, “They” are subjects. 
• The rest of the sentence are called as predicates. 

“Mom and Dad cooked dinner.” 

• Here “Mom” and “dad” are linked together by the co-coordinating conjunction “and”. 
• Because the conjunction is connecting the subject, so this is a complete thought.  
• So, we can call it a simple sentence. 

Let’s see one simpler sentence. 

“Mom and Dad cooked dinner and cleaned the kitchen”. 

Subject: “Mom”, “Dad” 

Verbs: “Cooked”, “Cleaned” 

Verb phrases: “Cooked dinner”, “Cleaned the kitchen” 

The subject is the one which is being talked about in the sentence. 

• It is usually a noun or a pronoun. 
• Most of the time, the subject can be found at the beginning part of a sentence. 
• A simple sentence is always consisting of a single independent clause and does not contain a dependent clause. 

Examples: 

1. Carol’s sweater is red. 
2. You and Alex need to be quiet. 
3. Ms. Bennett did a cartwheel and a backflip.