Lesson 3A

What is the simple subject in the following sentence?

Most reptiles lay hard-shelled eggs.

• Most reptiles

• lay hard-shelled eggs.

• reptiles

What is the simple subject in the following sentence?

A brown lizard rested in the sun.

• lizard

• in the sun.

• A brown lizard

What is the simple subject in the following sentence?

Crocodiles are the largest reptiles.

• are the largest reptiles.

• Crocodiles

• reptiles

Choose the simple predicate of each sentence.

Crocodiles are the largest reptiles.

• Crocodiles are

• Crododiles

• the largest reptiles.

Choose the simple predicate of each sentence.

Most reptiles lay hard-shelled eggs.

• lay

• reptiles

• hard-shelled eggs.

Choose the simple predicate of each sentence.

A brown lizard rested in the sun.

• brown lizard

• rested

• in the sun

Fill in the blank with the correct word.

The mouse was in danger, for a ____________ was nearby.

• preditor

• prey

Fill in the blank with the correct word.

The hungry wolf smelled the scent of its ____________.

• preditor

• prey