Subjects
Predicates
Subjects/Predicates
Predicates/Subjects
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100

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.

100

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."

100

What is the complete predicate or predicates in the following sentence? "Here is the answer key to tomorrow's test."

Here is

100

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."

100

What is it called when multiple subjects perform the same action in a sentence?

Compound subject

200

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".

200

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).

200

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."

200

What is the simple predicate in this sentence? "Many of my students consider me the coolest person on the face of the planet."

Consider

200

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"

300

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

300

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.

300

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"

300

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

300

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"

400

What is the simple subject in the following sentence? Did you ever hear the story about little Timmy losing his right eye?

You

400

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

400

What is the simple subject or subjects in the following sentence? "On his Chromebook screen was an off-limits game."

game

400

What is the simple predicate in the following sentence? "The seventh graders will remember this material on the test."

will remember

400

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.

500

What is the simple subject in the following sentence? A wild stallion once trampled a weeping little Timmy as a younger child.

stallion

500

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.

500

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

500

What is the simple subject in this sentence? "Many of my students consider me the coolest person on the face of the planet."

Many

500

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