"Complete" predicates have lots of details (adverbs, phrases) about the verb. Simple predicates have simply the verb Example: The dog ran down the street. Simple predicate: ran Example: The dog ran...
Complete predicates are all words other than the subject and its modifiers. Simple predicates are only the verb with helping word (i.e. has, have, had, was, is, etc.) If there are any. Simple...
Every sentence has two things: a subject and a predicate (verb). When you are asked to give the predicate of a sentence, they probably want the complex predicate. If they ask for the simple...