Chapter 2 Verbs BJU

Find the simple predicate in each sentence. Write in the blank the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. Little is known about the exact origin of most major sports.

• Little

• is known

• origin

• major

Find the simple predicate in each sentence. Write in the blank the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. Athletes became less competitive in the off-season between football and baseball.

• Athletes

• became

• competitive

• between

Find the simple predicate in each sentence. Write in the blank the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. James Naismith, a YMCA instructor from Canada, invented and developed basketball in Massachusetts in 1891.

• instructor

• invented, developed

• basketball

• Massachusetts

Find the simple predicate in each sentence. Write in the blank the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. This game keeps athletes in shape during the off-season.

• keeps

• athletes

• shape

• off-season

Find the simple predicate in each sentence. Write in the blank the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. Dr. Naismith creatively hung peach baskets on the end walls of the gymnasium.

• Dr. Naismith

• creatively

• hung

• gymnasium

Find the simple predicate in each sentence. Write in the blank the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. One of the two teams skillfully tossed a soccerball toward the hanging basket.

• One

• teams

• skillfully

• tossed

Find the simple predicate in each sentence. Write in the blank the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. The other team aggressively blocked the toss.

• team

• aggressively

• blocked

• toss

Find the simple predicate in each sentence. Write in the blank the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. A few minor adjustments have been made in the game of basketball.

• minor

• adjustments

• have been made

• game

Find the simple predicate in each sentence. Write in the blank the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. United States soldiers brought basketball to Europe during World War I.

• soldiers

• brought

• Europe

• World War I

Find the simple predicate in each sentence. Write in the blank the letter that corresponds to the correct answer. The game of basketball soon became a worldwide sport.

• game

• soon

• became

• sport