Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010
Above the South Pole
Subjects and predicates
Sentences
In 1929, this American explorer was the first man to fly over the South Pole. Who was he?
To answer the question, read the article below. Find the simple subject of each sentence. Start with the first sentence. Then write the letters beneath the simple subjects in order in the spaces at the bottom of the page.
The 
is in 
is the 
largest 
on the Earth. 
is a 
barren land. 
covers most of Antarctica. 
in the 
is extremely cold. 
a few 
grow in small ice-free 
far from the South Pole. The 
on the 
is too cold for trees. 
are the 
numerous 
in Antarctica. 
live in the 
around the continent. The 
did not reach Antarctica until the 1800s. 
carry out 
in this icy land.