A. Underline the subjects and circle the predicates. Identify the compound
subjects and predicates.
1. I play with my friends every day.
2. The earth is moving in its orbit and spinning on its axis.
S. Please chop the vegetables.
4. Astronauts train for several months and then travel to space.
5. Mohan wrote a letter to the editor of the newspaper.
6. The man in the blue shirt is my uncle.
7. The teachers in our school are very kind.
Answers
Answer:
(1). I play (subject) with my friends = (predicate)
(2) The Earth (subject) is moving in its orbit and spinning on its axis (Compound predicate)
(3). Subject = You Predicate = Please chop the vegetables
(4). Astronauts (Subject) train for several months and then travel to space ( Compound Predicate)
(5). Mohan (Subject) wrote a letter to the editor of the newspaper (Simple Predicate)
(6). The man in the blue shirt (Simple Subject) is my uncle (Simple Predicate)
(7). The teachers in our school (Simple Subject) are very kind (Simple Predicate)
Explanation:
A simple sentence contains one independent clause. A compound sentence contains more than one! A simple sentence contains a subject and a predicate, but a compound sentence contains more than one subject and more than one predicate.
The simple predicate (simple verb) is a single word (or group of words if a verb phrase) representing the verb without any of its modifiers whereas a complete predicate refers to the predicate/verb as well as all of its modifiers.
In no. 3. The subject is hidden as it is an imperative sentence... So you may use a second person singular pronoun or noun as the Subject.