Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010

Passing Time
Subjects and predicates
Sentences

The average American does about four hours of this each day. What is it?

To answer the question, read each sentence below. Find the compound subject or compound predicate. Match your answers with the given possible answers. Only one of the possible answers for each sentence is correct. For most sentences, a compound subject (CS) or a compound predicate (CP) will be correct. For some sentences, neither is correct. Write the letter that follows each correct answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. You will need to divide the letters into a word and the initials of a word.

1. Jonathan and James are brothers and best friends.

CS: Jonathan, James, S

CP: are, best, U

Neither, O

2. They live in Smithton and go to Smithton Elementary School.

CS: They, Smithton, C

CP: live, go, C

Neither, E

3. The two boys are members of a big family.

CS: two, boys, R

CP: are, members, I

Neither, E

4. Of all the family members, Jonathan and James are most alike.

CS: Jonathan, James, T

CP: are, alike, R

Neither, H

5. They read the same kinds of books and watch the same kinds of TV shows.

CS: books, TV shows, E

CP: read, watch, A

Neither, I

6. The boys and their younger sister like sports.

CS: boys, sister, H

CP: like, sports, L

Neither, N

7. Jenna, their younger sister, is an excellent softball player.

CS: Jenna, sister, L

CP: is, excellent, F

Neither, W

8. Jessica, the oldest child, sings and dances in the school play each year.

CS: Jessica, school, T

CP: sings, dances, V

Neither, C

9. Jessica hopes to be an actress someday.

CS: Jessica, actress, S

CP: hopes, to, M

Neither, T