Subjects
Does the sentence below contain a compound subject? Why or why not? Horace and Eudora decided to steal Timmy's body and try to reanimate it with a bolt of lightning.
Yes. Horace and Eudora are two separate subjects both performing the action in the sentence.
Does the sentence below contain a compound verb? Why or why not? Horace and Eudora decided to steal Timmy's body and try to reanimate it with a bolt of lightning.
No. Horace and Eudora are just "deciding."
What is the complete predicate or predicates in the following sentence? "Here is the answer key to tomorrow's test."
Here is
DAILY TRIPLE!!!!!!! What is the simple subject and what is the simple predicate in the following sentence? "Will you apply deodorant to your repulsive armpits?"
Simple Subject- "you". Simple Predicate- "Will apply."
What is it called when multiple subjects perform the same action in a sentence?
Compound subject
Does the sentence below contain a compound subject? Why or why not? The two pals, Horace and Eudora, wept at little Timmy's grave.
No. The subject is "pals," a single subject performing the action. "Horace and Eudora" is an appositive providing more information about "pals".
Does the sentence below contain a compound verb? Why or why not? Timmy's classmates were relieved and pleased with Timmy's untimely demise.
No. The single verb is "were." "Relieved" and "pleased" are adjectives (participles).
What is the complete predicate or predicates in the following sentence? "Aayan and Lily dawdled, tarried, and wasted time in the morning before school."
dawdled, tarried, and wasted time in the morning before school."
What is the simple predicate in this sentence? "Many of my students consider me the coolest person on the face of the planet."
Consider
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the complete subject or subjects in the following sentence? "Here is the answer key to tomorrow's test."
"the answer key to tomorrow's test"
What is the complete subject in the following sentence? Whether young or old, most people have a story about Timmy's misfortunes.
Whether young or old, most people
What is the complete predicate in the following sentence? The mayor proclaimed a city-wide holiday for Timmy's funeral.
proclaimed a city-wide holiday for Timmy's funeral.
What is the simple predicate or predicates in the following sentence? "Ada freaks out over the nutritional content of the school lunches and complains at high volume."
"freaks" and "complains"
What is the complete predicate in the following sentence? "Little Timmy painfully ripped the bandages off of his wounds."
painfully ripped the bandages off of his wounds
DAILY DOUBLE: What is the complete subject(s) in the following sentence? Little Timmy has all false teeth; he was once kicked in the face by a juvenile elephant.
"Little Timmy" AND "he"
What is the simple subject in the following sentence? Did you ever hear the story about little Timmy losing his right eye?
You
What is the simple predicate in the following sentence? My favorite little Timmy story is about the time he was struck by a meteor.
is
What is the simple subject or subjects in the following sentence? "On his Chromebook screen was an off-limits game."
game
What is the simple predicate in the following sentence? "The seventh graders will remember this material on the test."
will remember
Does the sentence below contain a compound verb? Why or why not? Horace and Eudora were promptly arrested and will be thrown in the slammer.
Yes. H & E "WERE" arrested and "WILL BE" thrown.
What is the simple subject in the following sentence? A wild stallion once trampled a weeping little Timmy as a younger child.
stallion
What is the complete predicate in the following sentence? A wild stallion once trampled a weeping little Timmy as a younger child.
once trampled a weeping little Timmy as a younger child.
What is the simple predicate or predicates in the following sentence? "Chuck and Trevor fought, bit, and scratched over the last slice of ham."
fought, bit, scratched
What is the simple subject in this sentence? "Many of my students consider me the coolest person on the face of the planet."
Many
What is the simple predicate in the following sentence? Timmy always had difficulty getting through a metal detector with all of his prosthetic limbs and replacement organs.
had