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Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates Exercise 1

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. Four young soldiers led the troops into battle.
Subject
Predicate

2. In less than two hours, the entire cake had been eaten.
Subject
Predicate

3. For most of his career, Jim has ridden his bicycle to his office.
Subject
Predicate

4. Two beautiful goldfish in the pond were eating the insects on the top of the water.
Subject
Predicate

5. Until the last telephone call, I was having a wonderful day.
Subject
Predicate

6. Last week's fire was started by an arsonist from a nearby town.
Subject
Predicate

7. Her latest statement to the press was carefully worded.
Subject
Predicate

8. Novels by E.L. Doctorow are my favorite.
Subject
Predicate

9. The farmers in that part of the county are planting their fields this week.
Subject
Predicate

10. Eat your food slowly.
Subject
Predicate

           

 

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