U1W2 Grammar: Subjects and Predicates

Which sentence has a compound subject?

• Sentence 1

• Sentence 2

• Sentence 3

• Sentence 4

Which sentences have a compound predicate?

• Sentences 1 and 3

• Sentences 1 and 4

• Sentences 3 and 5

• Sentences 4 and 5

What is the simple predicate in sentence 2?

• The daylight hours

• hours

• grow

• grow shorter every day

What is the simple subject in sentence 4?

• Our town’s farmers

• farmers

• harvest

• harvest their crops

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 1?

• Insert a comma after father

• Insert a comma after salad

• Insert a comma after dish

• Make no change

What change, if any, should be made to sentence 4?

• Delete the comma after mother

• Insert a comma after trained

• Insert a comma after musician

• Make no change