Directions: Identify the simple subjects and simple predicates in each of the following sentences.
1. My mother writes a newspaper column once a week.
2. Originally, Mike’s family came from Los Angeles.
3. Jamal’s older brother is a successful record producer.
4. Tish has switched to a diet rich in grains, vegetables, and fruit.
5. Colin likes all sorts of music, but his favorite is opera.
6. Who answered the telephone when you called?
7. Are those storm clouds along the horizon?
8. The Los Angeles freeways are some of the most crowded roads in the world.
9. Please refold the newspaper when you’re finished with it.
10. My older sister just received her degree in music education.
11. The lecturer found a fruit basket in his hotel room.
12. That recording of the Duke Ellington song “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” is classic.
13. Aunt Mimi still has a lot of her old rock ’n’ roll records on vinyl.
14. The gale force winds of the storm caused a great deal of damage along the coast.
1. My mother writes a newspaper column once a week.
2. Originally, Mike’s family came from Los Angeles.
3. Jamal’s older brother is a successful record producer.
4. Tish has switched to a diet rich in grains, vegetables, and fruit.
5. Colin likes all sorts of music, but his favorite is opera.
6. Who answered the telephone when you called?
7. Are those storm clouds along the horizon?
8. The Los Angeles freeways are some of the most crowded roads in the world.
9. Please refold the newspaper when you’re finished with it.
10. My older sister just received her degree in music education.
11. The lecturer found a fruit basket in his hotel room.
12. That recording of the Duke Ellington song “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” is classic.
13. Aunt Mimi still has a lot of her old rock ’n’ roll records on vinyl.
14. The gale force winds of the storm caused a great deal of damage along the coast.