Simple Subjects
The simple subject of this sentence: "Sudan has more pyramids than any country in the world."
What is "Sudan"
The complete subject of this sentence: "The handsome teacher scolded the class for not noticing his haircut."
What is "The handsome teacher"
The simple predicate of this sentence: "Japan has one vending machine for every 40 people."
What is "has"
The sentence with the correct subject/verb agreement:
(a) Scout and Jem admires Atticus.
(b) Scout and Jem admire Atticus.
What is (b) "Scout and Jem admire Atticus." (Rule 5)
The better sentence for an essay:
(a) Heck Tate shows cunning and compassion when he blames Bob Ewell for his own death.
(b) Heck Tate showed cunning and compassion when he blamed Bob Ewell for his own death.
What is (a) "Heck Tate shows cunning and compassion when he blames Bob Ewell for his own death."
The simple subject of this sentence: "The cornea is one of only two parts of the human body without blood vessels,"
What is "cornea"
The complete subject of this sentence: "His long, boring story put the class to sleep."
What is "his long, boring story"
The simple predicate of this sentence: "Will Milad break something in the classroom today?"
What is "will" "break"
The sentence with the correct subject/verb agreement:
(a) A group of crows is called a murder.
(b) A group of crows are called a murder.
What is (a) "A group of crows is called a murder." (Rule 3)
The better sentence for an essay:
(a) Harper Lee uses diction in the form of code-switching to show that Calpurnia knew how to survive in both worlds.
(b) Harper Lee uses diction in the form of code-switching to show that Calpurnia knows how to survive in both worlds.
What is (b) "Harper Lee uses diction in the form of code-switching to show that Calpurnia knows how to survive in both worlds."
The simple subject of this sentence: "The brand name Spam is a combination of “spice” and “ham".
What is "Spam"
The complete subject of this sentence: "The sometimes obnoxious 8-year-old narrated the story."
The simple predicate of this sentence: "The first person processed at Ellis Island was a 15-year-old girl from Ireland."
What is "was"
The sentence with the correct subject/verb agreement:
(a) Mr. Marr's cats, whom he trusts to keep critters out of the apartment, were useless with ants.
(b) Mr. Marr's cats, whom he trusts to keep critters out of the apartment, was useless with ants.
What is (a) "Mr. Marr's cats, whom he trusts to keep critters out of the apartment, were useless with ants." (Rule 2).
(a) Because she lies on the stand, it shows that Mayella is afraid of the consequences.
(b) Mayella lies on the stand, showing that she is afraid of the consequences.
What is (b) "Mayella lies on the stand, showing that she is afraid of the consequences."
The simple subject of this sentence: "People once ate arsenic to improve their skin."
The compound subject of this sentence: "The police and the fire department responded to the alarm."
What is "police" and "fire department"
The complete predicate of this sentence:
Mr. Marr designed a beautiful garden in his backyard."
What is "designed a beautiful garden in his backyard"
The sentence with the correct subject/verb agreement:
(a) Hide and seek are a good game to play with kids if you're lazy.
(b) Hide and seek is a good game to play with kids if you're lazy.
What is (b) "Hide and seek is a good game to play with kids if you're lazy." (Rule 6).
The correct sentence in an essay:
(a) Tom Robinson testified that Mayella jumped on him, which suggests that she lied.
(b) Tom Robinson testifies that Mayella jumped on him, which suggests that she lied.
What is (b) "Tom Robinson testifies that Mayella jumped on him, which suggests that she lied."
The simple subject of this sentence: "It takes a drop of water 90 days to travel the entire Mississippi River."
What is "it"
The compound subject of this sentence: "Tomatoes, cucumbers, and squash are all actually part of the fruit family."
What is "tomatoes," "cucumbers," and "squash"
The complete predicate of this sentence: "We have finally made a choice of where we will eat tonight."
What is "have finally made a choice of where we will eat tonight"
The sentence with the correct subject/verb agreement:
(a) Neither Mr. Marr nor his students were interested in following the standard English curriculum.
(b) Neither Mr. Marr nor his students was interested in following the standard English curriculum.
What is (a) "Neither Mr. Marr nor his students were interested in following the standard English curriculum." (Rule 8).
A better way to write this sentence: "This quotation shows that the idea of setting is a useful tool to show how where we live can affect our identity."
What is: "Setting is a useful tool to show how where we live can affect our identity."