ENG 11 Grammar: 18.1 Simple Subjects and Verbs (p. 28)

Exercise 1: Identifying Simple Subjects

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence.

1. Our good friends breed turkeys on their ranch.

• good

• ranch

• turkeys

• friends

Exercise 1: Identifying Simple Subjects

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence.

2. The heat left us tired and uncomfortable.

• heat

• left

• us

• tired

Exercise 1: Identifying Simple Subjects

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence.

3. The majority of the students voted in favor of a class trip.

• students

• trip

• majority

• class

Exercise 1: Identifying Simple Subjects

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence.

4. I contemplated the words of Thoreau.

• words

• I

• contemplated

• Thoreau

Exercise 1: Identifying Simple Subjects

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence.

5. Many people with red hair have freckles.

• Many

• hair

• freckles

• people

Exercise 1: Identifying Simple Subjects

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence.

6. The curtain did not rise at the scheduled time.

• curtain

• rise

• did rise

• time

Exercise 1: Identifying Simple Subjects

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence.

7. The helicopter's blades whipped the air around us.

• us

• helicopter's

• air

• blades

Exercise 1: Identifying Simple Subjects

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence.

8. I will arrange a dental appointment tomorrow.

• will arrange

• dental

• appointment

• I

Exercise 1: Identifying Simple Subjects

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence.

9. My new car should arrive this week.

• My

• new

• car

• week

Exercise 1: Identifying Simple Subjects

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence.

10. The clerks in the shoe department worked overtime today.

• department

• shoe

• worked

• clerks