Choose the simple predicate in the following sentence.
the men finished the game in a short time.
a. men
b. finished
c. time
d. game

The answer is letter B.

The simple predicate in the sentence is the verb finished. Finished is the action word that directly describes what the subject is doing in the sentence. Simple predicates by definition are the main verbs in the sentence that tells what the subject does. Time, game, and men are nouns in the subject that give the predicate its sense or meaning.