5. Identify the Predicate

Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "The cat sleeps on the mat."

• The cat

• sleeps on the mat

• on the mat

• The cat sleeps

Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "She reads books in the library."

• She

• reads

• reads books

• reads books in the library

Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "The dog barked loudly."

• The dog

• barked

• barked loudly

• loudly

Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "They are playing soccer in the park."

• They

• are playing

• playing soccer

• are playing soccer in the park

Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "The teacher gave homework."

• The teacher

• gave

• gave homework

• homework

Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "Birds fly in the sky."

• Birds

• fly

• fly in the sky

• in the sky

Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "My mother is cooking dinner."

• My mother

• is cooking

• cooking dinner

• is cooking dinner

Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "The sun rises in the east."

• The sun

• rises

• rises in the east

• in the east

Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "The children were laughing at the clown."

• The children

• were laughing

• laughing at the clown

• were laughing at the clown

Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "He will be visiting his grandparents next weekend."

• He

• will be visiting

• visiting his grandparents

• will be visiting his grandparents next weekend