DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the complete subject in each sentence. (15 points)
*Do not include any end punctuation in your answer.
*Remember not to include any of the words that are part of the complete predicate. There will be no word
left behind.
2. Identify the complete predicate in each sentence. (15 points)
*Do not include any end punctuation in your answer.
*Remember not to include any of the words that are part of the complete subject. There will be no word
left behind.
Complete Subject: Several photos of the fire were in the paper.
Complete Predicate: Several photos of the fire were in the paper.
Complete Subject: Gabriella will take her science project to the fair.
Complete Predicate: Gabriella will take her science project to the fair.
Complete Subject: The nature documentary showed the life of a coral reef.
Complete Predicate: The nature documentary showed the life of a coral reef.
Complete Subject: Miguel’s bicycle was stolen from the school bike rack.
Complete Predicate: Miguel’s bicycle was stolen from the school bike rack.
Complete Subject: Many people on our block have dogs and cats.
Complete Predicate: Many people on our block have dogs and cats.
Complete Subject: We are learning about the Arctic tundra in geography.
Complete Predicate: We are learning about the Arctic tundra in geography.
Complete Subject: Rita kicked four goals in her soccer game yesterday.
Complete Predicate: Rita kicked four goals in her soccer game yesterday.
Complete Subject: Three of the high-school classes planned a community project.
Complete Predicate: Three of the high-school classes planned a community project.
Complete Subject: A new video will be a present for my brother.
Complete Predicate: A new video will be a present for my brother.
Complete Subject: Our local scout troop has hiked up Mount Baldy three times.
Complete Predicate: Our local scout troop has hiked up Mount Baldy three times.
Complete Subject: Jena spoke to me about her birthplace in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Complete Predicate: Jena spoke to me about her birthplace in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Complete Subject: The new encyclopedia contains much-updated material.
Complete Predicate: The new encyclopedia contains much-updated material.
Complete Subject: A number of farmers formed a credit union.
Complete Predicate: A number of farmers formed a credit union.
Complete Subject: The rescuers chopped through the door.
Complete Predicate: The rescuers chopped through the door.
Complete Subject: Carla’s grandfather writes often to his family in Italy.
Complete Predicate: Carla’s grandfather writes often to his family in Italy.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the simple subject in each sentence. (15 points)
*If you have a compound subject, separate each noun/pronoun with a comma.
*Do not include the conjunction.
(example: Bob and John Smith had gone to the mall and walked around. ----- ANSWER: Bob, John Smith)
2. Identify the simple predicate in each sentence. (15 points)
*If you have a compound predicate, separate each verb/verb phrase with a comma.
*Do not include the conjunction.
(example: Bob and John Smith had gone to the mall and walked around. ----- ANSWER: had gone, walked)
3. Identify if the sentence contains a compound subject, compound predicate, or both. (15 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
*There are EXACTLY five of each type.
Simple Subject: Sally and Mike will lead the parade.
Simple Predicate: Sally and Mike will lead the parade.
Sentence Contains: Sally and Mike will lead the parade.
Simple Subject: The people in the village first resisted but then accepted the new factory.
Simple Predicate: The people in the village first resisted but then accepted the new factory.
Sentence Contains: The people in the village first resisted but then accepted the new factory.
Simple Subject: Ricardo and Mitch bought new video games and played them all weekend.
Simple Predicate: Ricardo and Mitch bought new video games and played them all weekend.
Sentence Contains:
Simple Subject: The lucky quarter rolled and bounced down the steps.
Simple Predicate: The lucky quarter rolled and bounced down the steps.
Sentence Contains: The lucky quarter rolled and bounced down the steps.
Simple Subject: The wind and rain pounded the windows and kept us awake all night.
Simple Predicate: The wind and rain pounded the windows and kept us awake all night.
Sentence Contains: The wind and rain pounded the windows and kept us awake all night.
Simple Subject: Spaghetti and manicotti were the restaurant’s specialties.
Simple Predicate: Spaghetti and manicotti were the restaurant’s specialties.
Sentence Contains: Spaghetti and manicotti were the restaurant’s specialties.
Simple Subject: Either you or I should call Phil and tell him the good news.
Simple Predicate: Either you or I should call Phil and tell him the good news.
Sentence Contains: Either you or I should call Phil and tell him the good news.
Simple Subject: The speaker hesitated but soon began his presentation.
Simple Predicate: The speaker hesitated but soon began his presentation.
Sentence Contains: The speaker hesitated but soon began his presentation.
Simple Subject: Carl and Dimitri discovered the error and brought it to the teacher’s attention.
Simple Predicate: Carl and Dimitri discovered the error and brought it to the teacher’s attention.
Sentence Contains: Carl and Dimitri discovered the error and brought it to the teacher’s attention.
Simple Subject: New carpet or wallpaper would brighten this old kitchen.
Simple Predicate: New carpet or wallpaper would brighten this old kitchen.
Sentence Contains: New carpet or wallpaper would brighten this old kitchen.
Simple Subject: The faculty and students held a car wash and started a food drive for the needy.
Simple Predicate: The faculty and students held a car wash and started a food drive for the needy.
Sentence Contains: The faculty and students held a car wash and started a food drive for the needy.
Simple Subject: A clown with shoes the size of clipper ships sang and danced at Carley’s birthday party.
Simple Predicate: A clown with shoes the size of clipper ships sang and danced at Carley’s birthday party.
Sentence Contains: A clown with shoes the size of clipper ships sang and danced at Carley’s birthday party.
Simple Subject: Before the show, Simon and Ashley practiced their dialogue.
Simple Predicate: Before the show, Simon and Ashley practiced their dialogue.
Sentence Contains: Before the show, Simon and Ashley practiced their dialogue.
Simple Subject: We often remember the good times and forget the bad times.
Simple Predicate: We often remember the good times and forget the bad times.
Sentence Contains: We often remember the good times and forget the bad times.
Simple Subject: Pink or peach will be the color of the bridesmaids’ gowns.
Simple Predicate: Pink or peach will be the color of the bridesmaids’ gowns.
Sentence Contains: Pink or peach will be the color of the bridesmaids’ gowns.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify if the sentence is a fragment or a complete sentence. (16 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
2. Determine what the sentence is missing: subject, predicate, both, or neither. (16 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
*There are EXACTLY four of each type.
Sentence #1 Type: Honey bees, digger wasps, and red ants.
Sentence #1 Missing: Honey bees, digger wasps, and red ants.
Sentence #2 Type: Did you know that a colony may contain thousands of insects?
Sentence #2 Missing: Did you know that a colony may contain thousands of insects?
Sentence #3 Type: In the middle of the hive.
Sentence #3 Missing: In the middle of the hive.
Sentence #4 Type: Live together in colonies.
Sentence #4 Missing: Live together in colonies.
Sentence #5 Type: Bees, wasps, and ants undergo a complete metamorphosis.
Sentence #5 Missing: Bees, wasps, and ants undergo a complete metamorphosis.
Sentence #6 Type: Produce all the eggs.
Sentence #6 Missing: Produce all the eggs.
Sentence #7 Type: Of all the bees.
Sentence #7 Missing: Of all the bees.
Sentence #8 Type: One queen.
Sentence #8 Missing: One queen.
Sentence #9 Type: By the workers.
Sentence #9 Missing: By the workers.
Sentence #10 Type: Collect food and take care of the nest, the queen, and her offspring.
Sentence #10 Missing: Collect food and take care of the nest, the queen, and her offspring.
Sentence #11 Type: A special room or cell for the queen.
Sentence #11 Missing: A special room or cell for the queen.
Sentence #12 Type: Search for food to bring back to the colony.
Sentence #12 Missing: Search for food to bring back to the colony.
Sentence #13 Type: During the food collection process.
Sentence #13 Missing: During the food collection process.
Sentence #14 Type: Workers have many jobs.
Sentence #14 Missing: Workers have many jobs.
Sentence #15 Type: The four stages of these insects.
Sentence #15 Missing: The four stages of these insects.
Sentence #16 Type: Some workers protect the nest from enemies.
Sentence #16 Missing: Some workers protect the nest from enemies.