Write the simple predicate of each sentence.
1. Most people find cockroaches troublesome.
2. These household pests get into everything.
3. The history of these pests may surprise you.
The predicate is the verb and all of the words that go with it.
1. find roaches troublesome.
I'll be glad to check your answers for the other two.
I misread your problem. Sorry.
The simple predicate is just the verb.
1. find
household pests
To find the simple predicate of each sentence, we need to identify the main action or verb in the sentence.
1. Most people find cockroaches troublesome.
- The simple predicate in this sentence is "find." It is the main action that most people do to cockroaches.
2. These household pests get into everything.
- The simple predicate in this sentence is "get." It is the main action that these household pests do, referring to how they enter or infiltrate everything.
3. The history of these pests may surprise you.
- The simple predicate in this sentence is "may surprise." It is the main action that the history of these pests can do, which is to potentially astonish or shock you.