Subject/Predicate Quiz

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Grammar Practice

A. Separate the COMPLETE SUBJECT from the COMPLETE PREDICATE with a slash / .

1. The soft, quiet music played softly in the background. 2. The early morning light filled the room with a golden glow. 3. The two mice scampered through the pantry and into a crack in the wall. 4. The author wrote her first book at the age of sixty-seven. 5. The weary tradesmen spent the rest of the afternoon repainting the entire house.

B. In the following sentences, underline the BARE SUBJECT with one line and the BARE PREDICATE with a double line.

1. Abu is running the auction this evening to raise money for charity. 2. We have found frogs, snails, waterbugs and even tiny fish in the swampy area behind our farm. 3. The swift, sure owl is flying soundlessly over our heads. 4. The long, well-laden table overflowed with all the fragrant dishes prepared for the feast. 5. Priyah has been jogging on the old foot-path beside the creek every evening.

C. For the following sentences, do the following:  Use a slash / to separate the COMPLETE SUBJECT from the COMPLETE PREDICATE  Underline the BARE SUBJECT with one line  Underling the BARE PREDICATE with a double line  Circle any prepositions (if there are any!)  Put brackets around any prepositional phrases (if there are any!)  Identify any DIRECT OBJECT as D.O. (if there are any!)

1. The two writers have been working all night on the script. 2. The audience members were running in panic from the theatre because of the alarm. 3. The long caravan stopped traffic on the highway for an hour. 4. The two strongest men in the troupe will be pounding the stakes into the ground for the tent. 5. The longest, most Northern highway in Canada is called the Dempster Highway.