Directions: Circle the subject. Underline the predicate.
1. A rose smells nice.
2. The paperboy delivers the newspaper.
3. My friend Zach won the Peachtree Road Race.
4. Jane and I are going to the mall.
5. Jimmy made the touchdown.
6. A beautiful butterfly floated over the bush.
7. The strong winds ripped the roof off of the house.
8. Our class will visit the Atlanta Zoo.
9. My cat had three kittens today.
10. My little brother fell off his swing set.
11. The bee stung me on my stomach!
12. In art class we made masks for Halloween.
13. The bank robber wore a black stocking on his face.
14. Bob’s birthday party was at American Adventures.
15. Someone’s telephone is ringing in the store.
Complete each sentence by adding your own predicate part.
1. The silly clown
2. The mother and baby elephant
3. The spooky witch
4. John’s paper
5. Four large snakes
Complete each sentence by adding your own subject.
6. gave me some money.
7. broke her leg.
8. threw the ball high.
9. danced to wild music.
10. cooked a pizza for the party.
1. Do we need to take work today? - No no need. You can take it tomorrow.
2. I need a haircut and buy something for dinner.
3. "Do not go. I must buy you an apple pie, "- said Mrs. Smith.
4. He must not hear the doorbell rang.
5. You're probably asleep when it happened.
6. It must have dozed off and did not see how he entered the house.
7. Obviously, Henry is preparing for university entrance exams.
8. The boys must have played football in the morning.
9. Possibly, he was surprised to see her at the Parkers.
10. Today, I have to go to the dentist: I need to stop a tooth.
11. Obviously, they are waiting for you at the entrance.
12. Perhaps the play will be canceled, as the actress playing the lead role, was ill.
13. She probably did not see him in the crowd, and therefore did not respond to his greeting.
14. It must be dissatisfied with the results of the experiment.
15. We need to set a date and time for the meeting.
16. Obviously, the issue will be resolved tomorrow.
17. He must be sick: look how pale he was.
18. The accident probably occurred around 9 pm.
19. Perhaps you misunderstood.
20. This expression should be, she was not familiar. Give her a dictionary.
21. You have to pull yourself together and answer the question.
22. It must be that they did not get a plane ticket and go by train.
23. He probably did not agree with George, and so they had a falling out.