Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010

The Biggest Turtle of All
Subjects and predicates
Sentences

This turtle can grow to weigh up to 1,300 pounds. It is thought to be the biggest turtle in the world. What kind of turtle is this?

To answer the question, read each sentence below. Find the simple subject and simple predicate. Match your answer with the possible answers that are given after each sentence. Only one of the possible answers for each sentence is correct. Write the letter that follows each correct answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page.

1. All turtles have hard shells.

Subject: All, E

Predicate: have, H

2. A turtle’s shell protects it from predators.

Subject: shell, R

Predicate: from, T

3. Some turtles are only a few inches long.

Subject: turtles, C

Predicate: only, K

4. Others grow to be several feet long.

Subject: Others, T

Predicate: several, M

5. Some kinds of turtles weigh more than one thousand pounds.

Subject: pounds, U

Predicate: weigh, B

6. Some turtles enjoy very long lives.

Subject: Some, N

Predicate: enjoy, K

7. A few types live up to a hundred years.

Subject: few, B

Predicate: live, L

8. All female turtles lay eggs.

Subject: female, T

Predicate: lay, A

9. They bury their eggs in sand to keep them safe.

Subject: They, E

Predicate: sand, L