Tarea : Subject and Predicate

A-Identify the simple subject and simple predicate in the following sentences.
1. The members of the track team have been striving for protection.
Subject Predicate
2. An assortment of rare books is on the shelf.
Subject Predicate
3. In preparation for the bar examination, Elena has been studying around the clock.
Suject Predicate
4. The woodchuck slept soundly in its winter quarters underground.
Subject Predicate
5. Grains of salt clung on the hot, buttered corn.
Subject Predicate

B- Identify the complete subject and complete predicate in the following sentences.
1. Several prize-winning posters are being displayed this week.
Complete Subject Complete Predicate
2. The Aztecs of Mexico played a game similar to basketball.
Complete Subject Complete Predicate

3. A disturbing haze appeared in the distance.

Complete Subject Complete Predicate

4. The country of France presented the a statue of liberty to the United States.
Complete Subject Complete Predicate

5. One of my friends gave me a recipe for making bread.

Complete Subject Complete Predicate

C- Identify compound subject, compound predicate, simple subject, and simple predicate.
1. The bird flew out the window and disappeared. COMPOUND PREDICATE
S.S.
2. Cheese and walnuts are delicious additions to a salad. COMPOUND SUBJECT
S.P.
3. Richie and his sister learned French. COMPOUND SUBJECT
S.P.
4. For my birthday, my brother washed and waxed my car and also filled the gas tank.
S.S. COMPOUND PREDICATE
5. Fresh flowers and sunshine make a room cheerful. COMPOUND SUBJECT
S.P.
D- write each simple subject and simple predicate. If a subject is understood, write (you)
1. At the edge of the forest stood a watchful deer.
SIMPLE SUBJECT SIMPLE PREDICATE
2. Please pass the salt. YOU
SIMPLE PREDICATE
3. Here is your first-period classroom.
S.P. S.S.
4. Devastating were the effects of the tornado! YOU
S.P.
5. Why was the siren blaring?
S.P S.S.
Complements
Write each complement and identify it by writing DO for a direct object, IO for an indirect
object, OC for an object complement, PN for predicate nominative, or PA for a predicate
adjective.

1. My favorite playwright is William Shakespeare. PN

2. Not one person considered Claude our leader. PA
3. George became the head lifeguard at the city pool. OD, OC AND PN
4. The team voted Li and Nancy co-captains. PN
5. The volcano eruption was terrifying. PA
6. The lull in the storm gave the tourists a false sense of security. PN
7. Try the hard-boiled eggs. PN
8. Julia Child demonstrated the technique for kneading bread. PN
9. The young couple named their baby Vincenzo. PN
10. My mediocre grades were predictable. PN