Identify the subject
Identify the predicate
What is missing: subject or predicate?
Complete the sentence
100

This new car is a blue-and-white four-door sedan.

This new car

100

Two detectives questioned the suspect.

questioned the suspect

100

introduced herself

subject

The artist introduced herself.

100

The lighthouse

Answers will vary

The lighthouse could be seen from the boat.

200

It has a sunroof and an automatic transmission.

It

200

It gets thirty miles per gallon of gas.

gets thirty miles per gallon of gas

200

The principal

predicate

The principal graciously accepted the beautiful painting.

200

titled the painting "My Family"

Answers will vary

The artist titled the painting "My Family".

300

The leather seats feel comfortable.

The leather seats

300

The principal's office had been moved.

had been moved

300

asked a student for directions to the main office

subject

The visitor asked a student for directions to the main office.

300

Four of my friends

Answers will vary

Four of my friends went to the Taylor Swift concert with me.

400

Some owners of large cars have traded them for smaller models.

Some owners of large cars

400

The cut on Harry's foot kept him out of the game.

kept him out of the game

400

use less gasoline than large vehicles

subject

Small cars use less gasoline than large vehicles.

400

Tonight we

Answers will vary

Tonight we can sleep in our tents.

500

At the bookstore the mystery writer will autograph copies of her new novel.

the mystery writer

500

Pilar Hernandez, a local artist, painted a picture of our school.

painted a picture of our school

500

Our family's new car

predicate

Our family's new car has a bigger trunk than our last car.

500

Down toward the pond, a goose

Answers will vary.

Down toward the pond, a goose with six goslings waddled.

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