Subject and Predicate
Identify the subject and predicate of the following sentence:
What is the difference between a ship and a boat?
Subject: difference
Predicate: is
Identify the correct possessive form of the phrase:
an oar of a ship
ship's oar
Identify if the word in all caps functions as an adverb, conjunction, interjection, or preposition:
The propeller drove ships FASTER than paddles could.
adverb
Replace the all-caps phrase with a pronoun:
Early packet ships were about 100 feet long; later THE MEASUREMENT increased to about 160 feet.
this/that
Turn the adjective or adverb in parentheses into the indicated form:
Some people believe that clipper ships are (romantic, positive) too.
romantic
Identify the subject and predicate of the following sentence:
Traditionally, a boat is smaller than a ship.
S: boat
P: is
Identify the correct possessive form of the phrase:
the current of the river
river's current
Identify if the word in all caps functions as an adverb, conjunction, interjection, or preposition:
In open seas, the paddles were inefficient AND broke easily.
conjunction
Replace the all-caps phrase with a pronoun:
THE CAPTAIN sailed the packet ships wildly.
He
Turn the adjective or adverb in parentheses into the indicated form:
Because of their many sails, clipper ships were (fast, comparative) than even the packet ships.
faster
Identify the subject and predicate of the following sentence:
Boats sail on a river or lake.
S: boats
P: sail
Identify the correct possessive form of the phrase:
the lenses of more than one spyglass
spyglasses' lenses
Identify if the word in all caps functions as an adverb, conjunction, interjection, or preposition:
AMAZING! The Great Britain became the first ship to cross the Atlantic using a propeller.
interjection
Replace the all-caps phrase with a pronoun:
A ship sailed regardless of THE SHIP'S cargo.
its
Turn the adjective or adverb in parentheses into the indicated form:
Originally, clippers were intended for shipping tea from China, but soon the discovery of gold on the West Coast made shipping the product (important, comparative).
more important
Identify the subject and predicate of the following sentence:
One ton was once equal to the weight of one large barrel.
S: ton
P: was
Identify the correct possessive form of the phrase:
the work of more than one man
men's work
Identify if the word in all caps functions as an adverb, conjunction, interjection, or preposition:
EVENTUALLY, one-cylinder engines became two-, three-, and even five-cylinder engines.
adverb
Replace the all-caps phrase with a pronoun:
A lady might wait for weeks to return to her family. THE LADY might even wait for months before a ship sailed.
she
Turn the adjective or adverb in parentheses into the indicated form:
In 1853 Canadian Donald McKay launched the (big, superlative) ship of the day, the Great Republic.
biggest
Identify the subject and predicate of the following sentence:
Displacement, gross, and net are all different types of tonnage.
P: are
Identify the correct possessive form of the phrase:
the tonnage of three boats
boat's tonnage
Identify if the word in all caps functions as an adverb, conjunction, interjection, or preposition:
AT the same time, Rudolf Diesel began work on a new type of engine.
preposition
Replace the all-caps phrase with a pronoun:
American shipping companies saw a problem: THE PROBLEM was irregular scheduling.
it/this/that
Turn the adjective or adverb in parentheses into the indicated form:
Some clipper ships could travel from New York to San Francisco in less than 100 days! That record was (good, comparative) than any other ship's record.
better