Subject-Predicate

Identify the subject: "Next week, my friend is getting married in Los Angeles."

• Next week

• my friend

• is getting married

• in Los Angeles

What is the subject and its type?

"The little girl was wearing a cute costume in the play."

• "was wearing" VP

• "The little girl" NP

• "in the play" PP

• "a cute costume" AdjP

Select the correct way that separates the subject from the predicate.

• He was very proud | of himself.

• He | was very proud of himself.

• He was | very proud of himself.

• He was very | proud of himself.

Select the correct way that separates the subject from the predicate.

• But because of the incident, | an awful mess on the carpet needed to be

  cleaned up.

• But because of the incident, an awful mess | on the carpet needed to be

  cleaned up.

• But because of the incident, an awful mess on the carpet | needed to be

  cleaned up.

• But because of the incident, an awful mess on the carpet needed | to be

  cleaned up.

Select the correct way that separates the subject from the predicate.

• Now, | after all his activity, he is asleep on the couch.

• Now, after all his activity, | he is asleep on the couch.

• Now, after all his activity, he is asleep | on the couch.

• Now, after all his activity, he | is asleep on the couch.

Identify the predicate: "My father and my uncle are discussing how to set up a new business together."

• are discussing

• are discussing how to set up a new business together

• My father and my uncle

• are

Identify the subject: "Every weekend, my friend and I go running."

• Every weekend

• my friend

• I

• my friend and I

True or false: This phrase can function as the predicate of a sentence: "the tall falling tree"

• True

• False

True or false: This phrase can function as the subject of a sentence: "slowly sat down"

• True

• False

True or False: The following is a predicate that is made up of a VP and PP: "is on the telephone"

• True

• False