simple predicate

What is the simple predicate of this sentence?

The food served in this restaurant is delicious.

• served

• restaurant

• is

• delicious

The plane landed on the deserted runway.

the simple predicate (verb) of this sentence is

• plane

• landed

• deserted

• runway

The courses listed in the catalogue are required courses.

The simple predicate is....

• listed

• are

• are required

The photographs developed yesterday showed Sam and his friends.

The simple predicate is...

• photographs

• developed

• showed

The plants are growing in the garden need a lot of water.

• The sentence is correct

• The sentence is incorrect, It should be: The plants growing in the garden need a lot of water.

• The sentence is incorrect. It should be: The plants are grown in the garden need a lot of water.

• The sentence is incorrect, there is no simple predicate here.

London, the capital of the United Kingdom, is situated in southeastern England along the Thames River. With a population of about 7 million, this vast metropolis is by far the largest city in Europe, a distinction it has maintained since the 17th century. In the 19th century it was the largest and most influential city in the world, the center of a large and prosperous overseas empire. Although it no longer ranks among the world’s most populous cities, London is still one of the world’s major financial and cultural capitals.

How many simple predicates are there in this passage?

• 7

• 6

• 5

• 4

Although it no longer ranks among the world’s most populous cities, London is still one of the world’s major financial and cultural capitals.

Write the simple predicates of each clause.

At around two years of age, many children regularly produce sentences _____ three of four words.

• are containing

• containing

• contain

• contains

In 1066, a bright comet appearing in the sky attracted much attention.

The simple predicate is...

• appearing

• comet

• attention

• attracted

Our universe may continue to expand as it gets colder, emptier, and deader.

The simple predicates in this sentence are....

• may continue and to expand

• universe and colder

• to expand and gets

• may continue and gets