DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the complete subject in each sentence. (10 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. (10 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: That little dog is following us to school.
Complete Predicate: That little dog is following us to school.
Complete Subject: Brian forgot his flute.
Complete Predicate: Brian forgot his flute.
Complete Subject: The yellow canary fell in love with the shiny mirror.
Complete Predicate: The yellow canary fell in love with the shiny mirror.
Complete Subject: Those plaid slacks are much too long for me.
Complete Predicate: Those plaid slacks are much too long for me.
Complete Subject: Kisha hated the movie.
Complete Predicate: Kisha hated the movie.
Complete Subject: The big, shaggy animals in the pen are yaks.
Complete Predicate: The big, shaggy animals in the pen are yaks.
Complete Subject: The girl’s long red hair shone in the sun.
Complete Predicate: The girl’s long red hair shone in the sun.
Complete Subject: The Yellow Hornets won the softball game.
Complete Predicate: The Yellow Hornets won the softball game.
Complete Subject: My cousin Diana hit the ball right over the fence.
Complete Predicate: My cousin Diana hit the ball right over the fence.
Complete Subject: A sudden rainstorm ended the game.
Complete Predicate: A sudden rainstorm ended the game.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify the simple subject in each sentence. (9 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. (9 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. (9 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
*There are EXACTLY three of each type.
Simple Subject: Mom and Juan made a casserole and put it in the oven.
Simple Predicate: Mom and Juan made a casserole and put it in the oven.
Sentence Contains: Mom and Juan made a casserole and put it in the oven.
Simple Subject: Both Ahmed and Tanika study hard and get good grades.
Simple Predicate: Both Ahmed and Tanika study hard and get good grades.
Sentence Contains: Both Ahmed and Tanika study hard and get good grades.
Simple Subject: Farmers raise crops and sell them to food companies.
Simple Predicate: Farmers raise crops and sell them to food companies.
Sentence Contains: Farmers raise crops and sell them to food companies.
Simple Subject: Rome and Florence are two cities in Italy.
Simple Predicate: Rome and Florence are two cities in Italy.
Sentence Contains: Rome and Florence are two cities in Italy.
Simple Subject: Alicia and Consuelo went to the store and bought milk.
Simple Predicate: Alicia and Consuelo went to the store and bought milk.
Sentence Contains: Alicia and Consuelo went to the store and bought milk.
Simple Subject: We changed our clothes and went out for dinner.
Simple Predicate: We changed our clothes and went out for dinner.
Sentence Contains: We changed our clothes and went out for dinner.
Simple Subject: Both Sara and Caroline were chosen for the team.
Simple Predicate: Both Sara and Caroline were chosen for the team.
Sentence Contains: Both Sara and Caroline were chosen for the team.
Simple Subject: Cinders and ashes rose from the fire.
Simple Predicate: Cinders and ashes rose from the fire.
Sentence Contains: Cinders and ashes rose from the fire.
Simple Subject: They left the party and headed home.
Simple Predicate: They left the party and headed home.
Sentence Contains: They left the party and headed home.
DIRECTIONS:
1. Identify if the sentence is a fragment or a complete sentence. (12 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
2. Determine what the sentence is missing: subject, predicate, both, or neither. (12 points)
*Select one of the options from the multiple choices listed.
*There are EXACTLY three of each type.
Sentence #1 Type: Christopher Columbus.
Sentence #1 Missing: Christopher Columbus.
Sentence #2 Type: Of brave explorers.
Sentence #2 Missing: Of brave explorers.
Sentence #3 Type: The explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
Sentence #3 Missing: The explorer Amerigo Vespucci.
Sentence #4 Type: Their long voyage brought them to the New World.
Sentence #4 Missing: Their long voyage brought them to the New World.
Sentence #5 Type: Sailed in three ships.
Sentence #5 Missing: Sailed in three ships.
Sentence #6 Type: Without these people.
Sentence #6 Missing: Without these people.
Sentence #7 Type: Can explore the deep oceans.
Sentence #7 Missing: Can explore the deep oceans.
Sentence #8 Type: Arrived there before him.
Sentence #8 Missing: Arrived there before him.
Sentence #9 Type: Sir Edmund Hillary was the first to climb Mt. Everest.
Sentence #9 Missing: Sir Edmund Hillary was the first to climb Mt. Everest.
Sentence #10 Type: Much different from today’s times.
Sentence #10 Missing: Much different from today’s times.
Sentence #11 Type: Peary reached the North Pole first.
Sentence #11 Missing: Peary reached the North Pole first.
Sentence #12 Type: A very high mountain.
Sentence #12 Missing: A very high mountain.