Subjects and Predicates/Simple and Complete Practice & prepositional phrases

simple subject

Sharp kitchen *knives* can be dangerous weapons.

simple predicate

The hope of a world without war *lives*.

What two words separate complete subject and complete predicate? (prepositional phrases) *The amount of additional schooling for these careers varies.*

amount *varies.*

What two words separate complete subject and complete predicate? *High-school graduates have a great variety of career choices.*

* graduates* have

Find two prepositional phrases: *High on the cliff overlooking the rugged landscape was an eagle.*

* on the cliff* overlooking the rugged landscape

Find the simple subject: *Fertilize your soil and plant your beds of annual flowers in the spring.*

*(You)*

Find the subject: *In the winter, cover the plants to protect them from harsh weather conditions.*

*(you)* (In the winter, cover the plants to protect them from harsh weather conditions.)

Find the complete predicate: *Are you working here?*

*Are working*

simple subject

*Cats* hunt mice.

complete subject

*Good telephone manners* can be important.

Find the complete and simple subject: *He read about many different careers.*

*He*

simple subject

*I* applied to several foreign universities.

simple predicate

*Is* dinner ready?

simple subject

*Mayors* of small towns know most of the townspeople.

Find the simple subject: *High on the cliff overlooking the rugged landscape was an eagle.*

High on the cliff overlooking the rugged landscape was an *eagle.*

Find the subject: *Eventually, after college training, comes private practice.*

*practice.*

simple subject

Forest *fires* endanger wild animals.

simple predicate

Forests sometimes *have* fires.

In sentences that give orders or direction, the subject is understood to be____

you

The subject of a sentence is *never* ____ or _____

Here or there

Find the prepositional phrase: *Here are your pictures of the Grand Canyon?*

of the Grand Canyon

Find the prepositional phrase: Most nations of the world have their own police.

of the world

complete and simple subject

*Nurses* teach preventive care and rehabilitation.

complete subject

*Other nurses* provide their services in health agencies.

complete subject

*Our daily lives* have changed in many ways.

complete subject

*The mountains in Chile* are beautiful.

Find the complete and simple predicate *The nurse in the white uniform arrived.*

*arrived.*

Find the simple subject *Two of his friends studied law enforcement.*

*friends*

Find the simple predicate (include helping verb) *Sick in bed, she had missed her job interview.*

*had missed*

Find the simple subject: Most nations of the world have their own police.

*nations*

Find the simple subject: *Here are your pictures of the Grand Canyon?*

*pictures*

Find the simple subject: *Several pilots from various countries have vanished in or near the Bermuda Triangle.*

*pilots*

What two words separate complete subject and complete predicate? *Several pilots from various countries have vanished in or near the Bermuda Triangle.*

*pilots* have vanished

Find the subject: *How much schooling does a physical therapist need?*

*therapist*

Find the simple subject: *There is your train to Arizona.*

*train* (There is never the subject)

complete predicate

Most nurses *work in hospitals.*

simple subject

A *friend* of mine visited the police barracks.

What two words separate complete subject and complete predicate? (take out 2 prepositional phrases) *Graduating from an institution of higher education shows determination and accomplishment.*

Graduating *shows*

complete predicate

Everyone *has eyelashes*.

simple predicate

I *like* to read magazine articles about true personal experiences.

simple predicate

In the first race, twelve athletes *ran*.

simple subject

Newspaper *reporters* have high-pressure jobs.

Name all the nouns that make up the compound subject. *Researchers and librarians work in information science.*

Researchers librarians

simple predicate

She *accepted*.

A group of words with *two main parts*: a complete subject and a complete predicate.

sentence

The essential verb or verb phrase that cannot be left out of the complete predicate.

simple predicate (verb)

The essential noun (pronoun) that cannot be left out of the sentence.

subject