ENG 11 Grammar: 18.1 Complete Subjects & Predicates (p. 24)

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects and Predicates

Select the answer that correctly identifies the split between subject and predicate.

1. My grandmother knitted a sweater.

• My / grandmother

• grandmother / knitted

• knitted / a

• a / sweater.

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects and Predicates

Select the answer that correctly identifies the split between subject and predicate.

2. The ruler was only eight inches long.

• ruler / was

• inches / long.

• was / only

• eight / inches

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects and Predicates

Select the answer that correctly identifies the split between subject and predicate.

3. The parachuters jumped from the plane.

• The / parachuters

• from / the

• parachuters / jumped

• jumped / from

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects and Predicates

Select the answer that correctly identifies the split between subject and predicate.

4. Tomorrow I will clean out the cupboard.

• will / clean

• Tomorrow / I

• clean / out

• I / will

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects and Predicates

Select the answer that correctly identifies the split between subject and predicate.

5. Snails and aphids ruined my garden.

• aphids / ruined

• Snails / and

• ruined / my

• and / aphids

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects and Predicates

Select the answer that correctly identifies the split between subject and predicate.

6. Lilting melodies filled the air around us.

• air / around

• filled / the

• melodies / filled

• around / us.

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects and Predicates

Select the answer that correctly identifies the split between subject and predicate.

7. I ate chocolate cookies, roast beef, and iced pineapple at the fair.

• pineapple / at

• ate / chocolate

• and / iced

• I / ate

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects and Predicates

Select the answer that correctly identifies the split between subject and predicate.

8. Yesterday, her rash had almost disappeared.

• had / almost

• her / rash

• rash / had

• Yesterday, / her

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects and Predicates

Select the answer that correctly identifies the split between subject and predicate.

9. The class dissected and studied the specimens.

• studied / the

• dissected / and

• class / dissected

• and / studied

Exercise 1: Recognizing Complete Subjects and Predicates

Select the answer that correctly identifies the split between subject and predicate.

10. A new brand of cereal came out on the market recently.

• brand / of

• cereal / came

• came / out

• out / on