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The regular type face is the complete subject, the italics is the complete predicate. Simple subjects and simple predicates are in bold.

Exercise 1
1. A valuable stamp collection is missing from the library.
2. One stamp is worth ten thousand dollars.
3. Part of the image on the stamp had been printed upside down.
4. The librarian has called the police.
5. Two representatives from the police department have arrived.
6. Detective Durand is questioning people.
7. His partner will look for clues.
8. Unfortunately we had no information for the police.
9. The insurance company will be called.
10. Of course, money can never replace those stamps.
Exercise 2
11. Throughout the centuries many legends have been told about the Fountain of Youth.
12. The waters of the Fountain of Youth had special powers.
13. They could make old people young again.
14. Illness could be cured.
15. However, most people don't believe the legends.
16. Some people have searched for the Fountain of Youth.
17. Ponce de Leon may have believed the legends.
18. His search for new lands brought him to Florida.
19. A spring in St. Augustine, Florida, was discovered by Ponce de Leon.
20. It's youth-giving powers were never proven.

In many of these sentences an introductory phrase was used that was part of the predicate. If you got this wrong, don't worry too much about it. There will not be parts like that on the test.