A. For the first five sentences, write the simple subject (1^st space) and simple predicate (2^nd space) in the spaces available.

1. Blue owls are a hoot. owls, are

2. Big red cars are very pretty. cars,  are

3. Bob ate the whole pizza. __________,  __________

4. Herb Alpert plays the trumpet. _____ ______,  __________

5. Get the car! __________,  __________

B. Underline the complete subjects in the paragraph below and then circle the complete predicates. Then write the simple subjects in the lines provided. Beware compound predicates!

     The blue goose flew over the brown barn. We heard the honking but were not sure if it came from the road or from over the barn. Honking confused the cows. The herd meandered into the road behind the barn, mooing. Get the cows!

Sentence 1: goose,  flew

Sentence 2: We,  heard, were not, __________

Sentence 3: __________,  __________

Sentence 4: __________,  __________

Sentence 5: __________,  cows

C. In a complete sentence, define the words:

Subject: ______________________________________________________

Complete subject: ______________________________________________________

Predicate: ______________________________________________________

Complete predicate: ______________________________________________________

D. Identify the following as good sentences (s), fragments (f) or run-ons (r). Place the appropriate letter on the line in front of each number.

__f__1.              Was in front.

__s__2.              He rode a horse.

____3.              And not.

____4.              She said that I am and I am but she doesn’t know that I am so she should not have said that I am.

____5.              Will you take the trash out?

E. Combine the sentences below into one good sentence by using conjunctions.

A)    The boy ate a sandwich.

B)     The boy drank milk.

1. The boy ate a sandwich and drank milk.

A)    Cement is hard.

B)     Tommy fell on the cement.

2. _______________________________________________________________________

A)    We all belong to the human race.

B)     We are all living.

3. ______________________________________________________________________

A)    The Beatles sang songs.

B)     The Rolling Stones sang songs.

4. ______________________________________________________________________

A)    The ice cream was melting

B)     It was a hot day.

5. ______________________________________________________________________