what is a complete predicate
The complete predicate includes the verb and all the words that tell what happened in the sentence. Every word in the sentence belongs either in the complete subject or complete predicate. Carlo | wrote a letter to his uncle. My neighbor's dog | barked all night.
The simple predicate is the verb in the sentence. If the verbs are connected by and showing two actions by the subject, such as ran and played, the simple predicate is both verbs. <br /> The complete predicate is the verb and all the words that modify the verb and complete its meaning. <br /> For example: The dog stole and buried the bones.