ENG 10 Grammar: 19.1 Subjects & Predicates P. 42

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects & Predicates

Identify the "split" between the subject and predicate.

1. The new puppy won't leave the older dog alone.

• new | puppy

• puppy | won't

• won't | leave

• older | dog

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects & Predicates

Identify the "split" between the subject and predicate.

2. An old fashioned spinning wheel sat in the corner of the room.

• the | room

• fashioned | spinning

• sat | in

• wheel | sat

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects & Predicates

Identify the "split" between the subject and predicate.

3. Seasonal winds in India are called monsoons.

• Seasonal | winds

• winds | in

• are | called

• India | are

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects & Predicates

Identify the "split" between the subject and predicate.

4. New skin was sewn onto his burned leg.

• skin | was

• sewn | onto

• his | burned

• New | skin

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects & Predicates

Identify the "split" between the subject and predicate.

5. We should have been on the road before now.

• road | now

• should | have

• We | should

• New | skin

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Exercise 2: Recognizing Simple Subjects

Identify the simple subject in the sentence.

6. Anyone could have made a mistake like that.

• Anyone

• made

• mistake

• that

Exercise 2: Recognizing Simple Subjects

Identify the simple subject in the sentence.

7. My umbrella handle is carved from wood.

• wood

• umbrella

• My

• handle

Exercise 2: Recognizing Simple Subjects

Identify the simple subject in the sentence.

8. The group of boys snuck into the woods.

• woods

• boys

• snuck

• group

Exercise 2: Recognizing Simple Subjects

Identify the simple subject in the sentence.

9. Mink oil is excellent for conditioning leather shoes, boots, and baseball mitts.

• Mink oil

• Mink

• oil

• leather

Exercise 2: Recognizing Simple Subjects

Identify the simple subject in the sentence.

10. Her stationary is always simple but elegant.

• elegant

• stationary

• simple

• Her