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7-Simple and Complete Sentences & Predicates-24



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

A.24.  The predicate is the action or tells what is happening in the sentence.
 

 2. 

A.24.  There are three types of predicates.
 

 3. 

A.24.  Simple predicate, complete predicate, and compound predicate.
 

 4. 

A.24.  A simple predicate can be one to four words long.
 

 5. 

A.24.  The simple predicate is verb of the complete predicate.
 

 6. 

A.24.  The complete predicate is the simple predicate + any helping verbs, linking verbs, and any other words that tells about the verb- modifiers.
NOTE: Usually the simple predicate and the rest of the sentence!
 

 7. 

A.24.  Nicole became a chef last week.
simple predicate = became
complete predicate = became a chef last week
 

 8. 

A.24.  My cat climbs trees.
simple predicate = climbs
complete predicate = climbs trees
 

 9. 

A.24. My school starts at eight o’clock.
 

 10. 

A.24.  The bucket is full.
 

 11. 

A.24.  Fred bounced on the trampoline.  Fred- simple subject
bounced -simple predicate
 

 12. 

A.24.  The dog licked the bone.  dog- simple subject
bone -simple predicate
 

 13. 

A.24.  That moth is flying around the light.  moth- simple subject
is flying -simple predicate
 

 14. 

A.24.  Our team won the spelling bee.  team- simple subject
won -simple predicate
 

 15. 

A.24. Anne won the spelling bee.  Anne- simple subject
won -simple predicate
 

 16. 

A.24.  The complete subject is the simple subject + any articles,and  adjectives- modifiers.
NOTE: Usually the simple subject is before the verb/predicate.
 

 17. 

A.24.  My neighbor Nicole became a chef last week.
simple subject = Nicole
complete subject = My neighbor Nicole
 

 18. 

A.24.  My cat climbs trees.
 

 19. 

A.24. My school starts at eight o’clock.
 

 20. 

A.24.  The red bucket is full.
 



 
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