Identifying Simple and Complete Predicates

Read the complete sentences below. What is the predicate?

The early morning is a busy time for the school principal.

• The early morning

• busy time

• school principal

• The early morning is a busy time

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Read the complete sentences below and write the predicate.

The teacher wrote the directions on the board.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

^{Identify the complete predicate in the following sentence:}

Last night Dad prepared spaghetti and a salad for supper.

• prepared spaghetti and a salad for supper

• Last night Dad

• prepared spaghetti and a salad

• Last night prepared spaghetti and a salad for supper

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identify the complete predicate in the following sentence:

Our family likes different kinds of food.

• likes different kinds of food

• likes

• Our family

• Our family likes

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

^{Identify the complete predicate in the following sentence:}

Lately, tacos have become my favorite food.

• have become my favorite food

• Lately, have become my favorite food

• become my favorite food

• my favorite food

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

^{Identify the simple predicate in the following sentence:}

Last night Dad prepared spaghetti and a salad for supper.

• Dad

• prepared

• prepared spaghetti and salad

• Dad prepared

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

^{Identify the complete predicate in the following sentence:}

At the Greek bakery we buy fresh pita bread.

• At the Greek bakery buy fresh pita bread

• we buy

• buy fresh pita bread

• we

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

^{Identify the simple predicate in the following sentence:}

At the Greek bakery we buy fresh pita bread.

• buy

• we buy

• buy bread

• bakery buy

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

^{Identify the complete predicate in the following sentence:}

Tomorrow Erica will make German potato salad.

• will make German potato salad

• Tomorrow will make German potato salad

• Erica

• make German potato salad

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

^{Identify the simple predicate in the following sentence:}

Tomorrow Erica will make German potato salad.

• make

• will

• make salad

• will make

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I