A. Identifying Subjects and Predicates
If the simple subject is in parentheses, write SS on the line. If the simple predicate is in parentheses, write SP. Write CS if the words in parentheses are the complete subject and CP if they are the complete predicate.
1. Ichabod Crane (had come to Sleepy Hollow from Connecticut.)
CP
2. The (schoolmaster) lived with a different family every week.
SS
3. He (enjoyed) the hospitality and good cooking of the neighborhood housewives.
SP
4. (This nervous man) was quite superstitious and fearful of shapes in the shadows.
CS
5. Crane (fell) in love with the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter of a wealthy Dutch farmer.
SP
6. Crane's (rival) for the affections of Katrina was local hero Brom Van Brunt.
SS
7. One dark night in the forest, (Ichabod Crane) was terrorized by a figure on horseback, the ghost of a headless horseman.
CS
8. The frightened schoolmaster (disappeared that night after a desperate chase through the woods.)
CP
B. Identifying Complete Sentences
Read each of the following groups of words. If the words form a complete sentence, write CS on the line. If the words form a sentence fragment, write F, and tell whether the fragment is missing a subject (MS) or a predicate (MP) or both (MSP).
1. Washington Irving, one of the first American writers.
F (MP)
2. Told the story of Ichabod Crane in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
F (MS)
3. This short story has become an American classic.
CS
4. In the quiet New York village of Sleepy Hollow with distinctly American characters.
F (MSP)
Fantastic! all correct
Bears have small eyes.
A. Identifying Subjects and Predicates
1. CP (Correct)
2. SS (Correct)
3. SP (Correct)
4. CS (Correct)
5. SP (Correct)
6. SS (Incorrect - The complete subject is "Crane's rival")
7. CS (Correct)
8. CP (Correct)
B. Identifying Complete Sentences
1. F (MP) (Incorrect - Missing a predicate)
2. F (MS) (Incorrect - Missing a predicate)
3. CS (Correct)
4. F (MSP) (Incorrect - Missing a subject and predicate)
A. Identifying Subjects and Predicates
To identify the subjects and predicates in the sentences, you can follow these steps:
1. Identify the words or groups of words that make the most sense on their own and contain the main idea of the sentence. These will be the simple subjects (SS).
2. Identify the words or groups of words that express the action or state of being of the subject. These will be the simple predicates (SP).
3. If the words in parentheses include the entire subject of the sentence, write CS. If they include the entire predicate of the sentence, write CP.
Here are the correct identifications for each sentence:
1. Ichabod Crane (had come to Sleepy Hollow from Connecticut.)
CP - The entire sentence is the complete predicate.
2. The (schoolmaster) lived with a different family every week.
SS - The word "schoolmaster" is the simple subject.
3. He (enjoyed) the hospitality and good cooking of the neighborhood housewives.
SP - The word "enjoyed" is the simple predicate.
4. (This nervous man) was quite superstitious and fearful of shapes in the shadows.
CS - The words "This nervous man" form the complete subject.
5. Crane (fell) in love with the beautiful Katrina Van Tassel, the daughter of a wealthy Dutch farmer.
SP - The word "fell" is the simple predicate.
6. Crane's (rival) for the affections of Katrina was local hero Brom Van Brunt.
SS - The word "rival" is the simple subject.
7. One dark night in the forest, (Ichabod Crane) was terrorized by a figure on horseback, the ghost of a headless horseman.
CS - The words "Ichabod Crane" form the complete subject.
8. The frightened schoolmaster (disappeared that night after a desperate chase through the woods.)
CP - The entire sentence is the complete predicate.
B. Identifying Complete Sentences
To identify complete sentences, follow these steps:
1. Determine if the group of words forms a complete thought or idea.
2. If it does form a complete thought, write CS on the line.
3. If it is a sentence fragment, determine if it is missing a subject (MS), predicate (MP), or both (MSP).
Here are the correct identifications for each group of words:
1. Washington Irving, one of the first American writers.
F (MP) - This is a sentence fragment missing a predicate.
2. Told the story of Ichabod Crane in "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow."
F (MS) - This is a sentence fragment missing a subject.
3. This short story has become an American classic.
CS - This group of words forms a complete sentence.
4. In the quiet New York village of Sleepy Hollow with distinctly American characters.
F (MSP) - This is a sentence fragment missing both a subject and a predicate.