Question

practice: put a box around the simple subject and simple predicate. label them as ss and sp draw a vertical line to separate the complete subject and complete predicate. 1. my hard - working dad pushed the lawn mower. 2. the art museum opens on monday. 3. the cherry popsicle drips down onto my shirt. 4. the mall is a fun place to meet friends. 5. our trip to disney world was a blast! 6. ella’s little sister will swim in the race today. 7. joe and jim ate burgers and played basketball.

Explanation:

First, identify the simple subject (SS: the main noun/pronoun) and simple predicate (SP: the main verb/verb phrase) for each sentence. Then draw a vertical line between the complete subject (all words describing the subject) and complete predicate (all words describing the action/state).

1. Correct the first sentence: the simple subject is only "dad" (the main noun), not the modifier "hard-working".
2. Correct the second sentence: the simple subject is only "museum" (the main noun), not the modifier "art".
3. For remaining sentences, isolate the core noun (SS) and core verb phrase (SP), then split the complete subject and predicate.

Answer:

1. My hard-working $\boldsymbol{\boxed{\text{dad}}}$ | $\boldsymbol{\boxed{\text{pushed}}}$ the lawn mower. (SS: dad; SP: pushed)
2. The art $\boldsymbol{\boxed{\text{museum}}}$ | $\boldsymbol{\boxed{\text{opens}}}$ on Monday. (SS: museum; SP: opens)
3. The cherry $\boldsymbol{\boxed{\text{popsicle}}}$ | $\boldsymbol{\boxed{\text{drips}}}$ down onto my shirt. (SS: popsicle; SP: drips)
4. The $\boldsymbol{\boxed{\text{mall}}}$ | $\boldsymbol{\boxed{\text{is}}}$ a fun place to meet friends. (SS: mall; SP: is)
5. Our trip to Disney $\boldsymbol{\boxed{\text{World}}}$ | $\boldsymbol{\boxed{\text{was}}}$ a blast! (SS: World; SP: was)
6. Ella's little $\boldsymbol{\boxed{\text{sister}}}$ | $\boldsymbol{\boxed{\text{will swim}}}$ in the race today. (SS: sister; SP: will swim)
7. $\boldsymbol{\boxed{\text{Joe and Jim}}}$ | $\boldsymbol{\boxed{\text{ate}}}$ burgers and $\boldsymbol{\boxed{\text{played}}}$ basketball. (SS: Joe and Jim; SP: ate, played)