Underline the simple subject. Circle the simple predicate.

1. A great way to get to Vancouver, British Columbia is by train.

Subject: way

Predicate: is

Explanation:

The subject of the sentence comes before the predicate and establishes what is being talked about in the sentence. The predicate is also known as the verb and states the action or existence of that is being addressed in the sentence.

In this example, the subject is way as in form or method. The verb is not an action verb, but rather the linking verb to be in the present tense third person singular conjugation it.