Homework Help: Grammar

Posted by Leslie on Friday, May 13, 2011 at 6:03pm.

Identify the simple subject and simple predicate in each sentence.

1. The neurologice exam tested her Babinski reflex.

Answer:
simple subject: exam
simple predicate: tested

2. There are children waiting in the lobby.
Answer:
simple subject: children
simple predicate: waiting

Grammar - Writeacher, Friday, May 13, 2011 at 6:06pm
Almost...

1 is fine.

2 is almost fine! Include "was" with "waiting" -- it's the auxiliary verb that makes the participle a whole verb.
Grammar - Leslie, Saturday, May 14, 2011 at 12:59pm
Ust posted this question - caught it before I submit exam -

should I use the answer for simple predicate: are waiting

because in the sentence *are* is used instead of *was*?

Thanks

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