Understanding Subjects and Predicates

Directions:

Draw a line between the subject and the predicate in each sentence below.

Example:

Bill / carried his tools in a five-gallon plastic bucket.

1.      Lidia / often buys snacks at the university store.

2.      All of Glencoe’s buses / are equipped with safety belts.

3.      Paulette / wore the same brand of blue jeans for twenty years.

4.      A team of divers / retrieved the body of a drowned man from a pool of water about ninety feet below the falls.

5.      Most people / choose a television set for the quality of its picture.

6.      Corn sweeteners / are cheaper than table sugar.

7.      The city of New York / spent 100 million dollars to renovate the Times Square subway station.

8.      Part of the appeal of doing jigsaw puzzles / is creating order out of disorder.

9.      Several inches of water / flooded the basement of the library during the night.

10.  Sometimes an exploding battery / sprays acid onto skin and clothing.

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