Transcript Simple Sentences - Clinton Public School District

Simple Sentences
Practice
Week 24
Monday Practice
The following statements are not sentences. Tell whether they are
missing a subject or a predicate.
1. The children in my class.
Predicate
2. Are from other countries.
Subject
3. Some people who live here.
Predicate
4. Often eat different foods.
Subject
Circle the simple subject of each
sentence. Underline the complete
subject.
1. Different signals are used at night.
2. Colored lights give weather messages.
3. A storm warning is two red lights.
4. Boats out at sea can see these lights.
5. Other messages are sent from the shore.
6. The first light harbors have lighthouses.
7. Some tall towers warn of dangerous rocks.
8. A beam of light shines through a stormy
sky.
Circle the simple predicate (main verb)
of each sentence. Underline the
complete predicate.
1. The Plain Indians spoke many languages.
2. Not everyone understood neighboring tribes.
3. The tribes used a language of hand movements.
4. Some movements were simple.
5. Plains Indians lived in villages at times.
6. The men were hunters.
7. The women raised corn, beans, and squash.
8. Hunters easily followed the buffalo.
Tuesday Practice
Underline the complete subject. Box the compound subjects.
(Remember they are 2 simple subjects with a conjunction.)
1. Planets and stars may look alike to our
eyes.
2. The sizes and the colors of the planets
vary.
3. Saturn and Uranus both have rings.
4. Galileo and Huygens first noticed the
rings.
Underline the complete predicate. Box the
compound predicates. (Remember they are
2 simple predicates [main verbs] with a
conjunction.)
1. My family packed the car and drove
South.
2. Some visitors in the park sail boats and
ride trains.
3. We found a guide and joined a tour
group.
4. Our group crossed a bridge and looked
for wildlife.
Draw one line under the complete subject. Draw two lines
under the complete predicate. Box the simple subject.
Circle the simple predicate.
1. The youngest boy cried.
2. The oldest girl hugged him.
3. The other children sat on the ground.
4. They waited on the sunrise.
5. The sun peeked out of a cloud.
6. The children felt strong and happy.
Determine if a compound subject or
compound predicate is used in each
sentence.
1. The teenagers prepare, clean, and paint the wall.
2. Flowers, birds, or leaves flow from their brushes.
3. The girl and her neighbors planted seeds.
4. We can pick the tomato or leave it to ripen another
day.
5. The tomatoes and beans will sprout first.
6. Marisol brought a watering can and watered her seeds.
7. Marisol’s plant sprouted and grew very tall.
8. The watering can and spade came in handy.