Question

C. Read this story and circle the subjects and underline the predicates.
The Goose that Laid Golden Eggs
A farmer bought a goose from a village fair.
His wife was happy to have the goose. They
kept the goose in their barn. The goose laid
a golden egg every day. The farmer and his
wife were very happy. Each day, the farmer
sold the egg in the village market. The farmer
and his wife soon became rich. The farmer's
wife became greedy. She wanted to get all the
eggs at once. The farmer liked her idea. The
farmer and his wife killed the goose. They found nothing inside the goose!

Answer 1

Answer:

[The Goose-subject] [that Laid Golden Eggs-predicate]

[A farmer -subject] [bought a goose from a village fair-predicate]

[His wife-sub] [ was happy to have the goose-predicate] [They- sub]

[kept the goose in their barn-predicate] [The goose-sub] [laid

a golden egg every day- predicate] [The farmer and his

wife- sub] [were very happy-predicate] {Each day, [the farmer- sub]

sold the egg in the village market -predicate} [The farmer

and his wife -sub] [soon became rich- predicate] [The farmer's

wife- sub] [became greedy-predicate] [She-sub] [wanted to get all the

eggs at once-predicate]. [The farmer- sub [liked her idea-predicate] [ The

farmer and his wife- sub] [killed the goose- predicate] [They-sub] [found nothing inside the goose!- predicate]

Answer 2

The bold are subjects and underline the predicates:

• The Goose that Laid Golden Eggs.
• A farmer bought a goose from a village fair.
• His wife was happy to have the goose.
• They kept the goose in their barn.
• The goose laid a golden egg every day.  
• The farmer and his wife were very happy.
• Each day, the farmer sold the egg in the village market.
• The farmer and his wife soon became rich. The farmer's wife became greedy.
• She wanted to get all the eggs at once.
• The farmer liked her idea.
• The farmer and his wife killed the goose.
• They found nothing inside the goose!

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