Underline the complete subject with one line and circle the simple subject. Underline the complete predicate with two lines and circl the simple predicate.
1. A young girl walks carefully along the rocky shore.
2. Carmen notices the tide going out.
3. Pools of water collect in rocky crevices along the shore.
4. Tide polls are home to sea plants and animals.
5. Seaweeds are the most common tide pool plnaqts.
6. They provide food and shelter for a variety of animals.
7. Carmen watches a sear urchin attached to a rock.
8. Sea urchins are little spiny animals with tiny tube feet.
9. Their mouths are on their undersides.
10. Their sharp teeth cut seaweed into little pieces.
11. Carmen spies an abalone at another tide pool.
12. This mollusk clings to a rock as it munches kelp.
13. Carmen sees many barnacles attached to the tide pool rocks.
14. Barnacles close thier shells during low tide.
15. These crustaceans wait for feeding time at high tide.
16. Carmen watches as the tide creeps back up the beach.
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List the simple and complete subjects of each sentence.
1. Girl is the CS
Walks is the CP
2. Carmen /CS
notices /Cp
3. water is CS
collect is CP
4. Tide Pools is CS
are Cp
5. Seaweeds /CS
are CP
6. They CS
Provide CP
7. Carmen CS
watches CP
8. Sea urchin CS
are Cp
9. Their MOUTHS cs
are cp
10. Their sharp TEETH cs
cut cp
11. Carmen CS
spies cp
12. mollusk CS
clings cp
13. Carmen CS
sees CP
14. Barnacles CS
close cp
15. Crustaceans CS
wait cp
16. Carmen CS
watches cp
These answers are correct.
5. Seaweeds /CS
6. They CS
7. Carmen CS
8. Sea urchin CS
9. Their MOUTHS cs
10. Their sharp TEETH cs
11. Carmen CS
13. Carmen CS
14. Barnacles CS
16. Carmen CS
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You've listed no simple subjects. And none of your complete predicates is correct.
The complete predicate is the verb (simple predicate) plus the modifiers and objects of the verb.
1+2
1. Complete Subject: A young girl
Simple Subject: girl
Complete Predicate: walks carefully along the rocky shore.
Simple Predicate: walks
2. Complete Subject: Carmen
Simple Subject: Carmen
Complete Predicate: notices the tide going out.
Simple Predicate: notices
To underline the complete subject with one line and circle the simple subject, you need to identify what the subject is in each sentence. The subject is the person, thing, or idea that the sentence is about.
To underline the complete predicate with two lines and circle the simple predicate, you need to identify what the predicate is in each sentence. The predicate tells us what the subject is doing or what is happening to the subject.
Now let's go through each sentence and find the complete subject and predicate.
1. A young girl walks carefully along the rocky shore.
- Complete Subject: A young girl
- Simple Subject: girl (circle it)
- Complete Predicate: walks carefully along the rocky shore
2. Carmen notices the tide going out.
- Complete Subject: Carmen
- Simple Subject: Carmen (circle it)
- Complete Predicate: notices the tide going out
3. Pools of water collect in rocky crevices along the shore.
- Complete Subject: Pools of water
- Simple Subject: Pools (circle it)
- Complete Predicate: collect in rocky crevices along the shore
4. Tide pools are home to sea plants and animals.
- Complete Subject: Tide pools
- Simple Subject: Tide pools (circle it)
- Complete Predicate: are home to sea plants and animals
5. Seaweeds are the most common tide pool plants.
- Complete Subject: Seaweeds
- Simple Subject: Seaweeds (circle it)
- Complete Predicate: are the most common tide pool plants
6. They provide food and shelter for a variety of animals.
- Complete Subject: They
- Simple Subject: They (circle it)
- Complete Predicate: provide food and shelter for a variety of animals
7. Carmen watches a sea urchin attached to a rock.
- Complete Subject: Carmen
- Simple Subject: Carmen (circle it)
- Complete Predicate: watches a sea urchin attached to a rock
8. Sea urchins are little spiny animals with tiny tube feet.
- Complete Subject: Sea urchins
- Simple Subject: Sea urchins (circle it)
- Complete Predicate: are little spiny animals with tiny tube feet
9. Their mouths are on their undersides.
- Complete Subject: Their mouths
- Simple Subject: mouths (circle it)
- Complete Predicate: are on their undersides
10. Their sharp teeth cut seaweed into little pieces.
- Complete Subject: Their sharp teeth
- Simple Subject: teeth (circle it)
- Complete Predicate: cut seaweed into little pieces
11. Carmen spies an abalone at another tide pool.
- Complete Subject: Carmen
- Simple Subject: Carmen (circle it)
- Complete Predicate: spies an abalone at another tide pool
12. This mollusk clings to a rock as it munches kelp.
- Complete Subject: This mollusk
- Simple Subject: mollusk (circle it)
- Complete Predicate: clings to a rock as it munches kelp
13. Carmen sees many barnacles attached to the tide pool rocks.
- Complete Subject: Carmen
- Simple Subject: Carmen (circle it)
- Complete Predicate: sees many barnacles attached to the tide pool rocks
14. Barnacles close their shells during low tide.
- Complete Subject: Barnacles
- Simple Subject: Barnacles (circle it)
- Complete Predicate: close their shells during low tide
15. These crustaceans wait for feeding time at high tide.
- Complete Subject: These crustaceans
- Simple Subject: crustaceans (circle it)
- Complete Predicate: wait for feeding time at high tide
16. Carmen watches as the tide creeps back up the beach.
- Complete Subject: Carmen
- Simple Subject: Carmen (circle it)
- Complete Predicate: watches as the tide creeps back up the beach
Remember to underline the complete subject with one line and circle the simple subject. Underline the complete predicate with two lines and circle the simple predicate.