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Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates Exercise 3

Directions: In the text boxes provided below each item, identify the sentence's simple subject and simple predicate. When you have finished the excercise, click the "Check My Work" button at the bottom of the pageto check your answers.

1. What were you doing at 11:00 p.m. last night?
Subject
Predicate

2. The agent at the bank must have been feeling suspicious about the action.
Subject
Predicate

3. The flower on a cactus is a thing of beauty.
Subject
Predicate

4. After an hour or two, you should find the pain bearable.
Subject
Predicate

5. The guitarist's fingers flew over the frets on the guitar neck.
Subject
Predicate

6. Every house on this block was destroyed by the tornado.
Subject
Predicate

7. My editor in New York will be working all week on the manuscript for my new book.
Subject
Predicate

8. By the fence sat an old box full of keys.
Subject
Predicate

9. Did Mr. Bond request a change in his reservation for dinner?
Subject
Predicate

10. My friends from the old neighborhood came to my new house.
Subject
Predicate

           

 

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