1. S: The whole class. P: laughed loudly at the story
2. S: class P: laughed
3. S: hours P: passed
4. S: The workmen P: repaired the dam
The subject of the sentence is who or what the sentence is about. In sentence number 1 and 2, the sentence is about "The whole class". The complete subject contains the specific subject and any modifiers connected to it. "The" and "whole" are adjectives that modify class so these are part of the complete subject. However, the simple subject is the subject without modifiers, so for the simple subject you would only put "class". The predicate is the rest of the sentence. It includes the verb phrase and any extra information. The sentence for 1 and 2 has the complete predicate as "laughed loudly at the store". The verb phrase is "laughed" so this is the simple predicate.
1. The whole class laughed loudly at the story. complete subject: the whole class complete predicate: laughed loudly at the story 2. The whole class laughed loudly at the story. simple subject: class simple predicate: laughed 3. Twelve hours passed without a word from any of the group. simple subject: hours simple predicate: passed 4. The workmen repaired the dam. complete subject: the workmen complete predicate: repaired the dam
The author supports his argument with a claim that a 16 year old's brain needs more time to develop. He also includes an opposing claim that a person's brain at 16 years old is mature enough to vote.
