The Sentence and Its Parts



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The Sentence and Its Parts

Complete the exercises in each section to get extra practice in the skills that you have just learned.

I. Complete Subjects and Predicates

Directions: On a clean sheet of paper, label one column “Complete Subjects” and another “Complete Predicates.” For each sentence write the complete subject and complete predicate in the proper columns.

1. The goal of settlement houses is the improvement of neighborhoods.

2. Their services include recreational and educational activities.

3. Various types of counseling are also offered at settlement houses.

4. The first settlement house was founded in London in 1884.

5. Neighborhood Guild opened in New York two years later.

6. Hull House was one of the most famous settlement houses.

7. Jane Addams helped found this Chicago institution in 1889.

8. People of many different nationalities sought help at Hull House.

9. Addams worked tirelessly for social reform.

10. Her efforts won her the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.

II. Simple Subjects

Directions: Write the simple subject of each sentence

1. Early humans wandered from place to place.

2. Farming families began settling in villages about 11,000 years ago.

3. The first cities developed several thousand years later.

4. Technological advances allowed cities to grow.

5. Ancient Rome had nearly a million residents at its height.

6. Most cities were fairly small during the Middle Ages.

7. Modern industry created dramatic changes in urban life.

8. Large factories needed many workers.

9. The populations of older cities increased rapidly.

10. Other industrial cities sprang up in open areas.

III. Simple Predicates, or Verbs

Directions: Write the simple predicate, or verb, of each sentence

1. The Aztecs founded the city of Tenochtitlán in the 1300s.

2. This site became Mexico City after the Spanish conquest.

3. Mexico City is the capital of Mexico.

4. The city has a population of over 9 million.

5. Another 7 million people live in the metropolitan area.

6. Mexico City lies on an ancient lake bed.

7. Residents enjoy a mild climate.

8. The high altitude creates breathing problems for some people.

9. Splendid public buildings grace the center of Mexico City.

10. The city dominates Mexico’s political, cultural, and economic

activities.

IV. Verb Phrases

Directions: Write the verb phrase found in each sentence below.

1. The United States has been called a “throwaway society.”

2. The average American is throwing out over three pounds of waste per day.

3. City dwellers may be even more wasteful.

4. For example, New Yorkers are discarding nearly seven pounds per person.

5. Landfills have been filling up throughout the country.

6. New locations for landfills are becoming hard to find.

7. Some cities are burning their excess waste.

8. However, incinerators can cause air pollution.

9. Recycling might be the best solution.

10. Americans also should reduce their level of waste production.

V. Compound Sentence Parts RCISE BANK

Directions: Write and identify the compound subject (CS) or compound predicate(CP) in each sentence.

1. Cities and towns may take years to recover from a natural disaster.

2. Powerful hurricanes have killed and destroyed on a vast scale.

3. High winds and heavy rains make these storms dangerous.

4. Weather balloons, radar, and satellites help meteorologists track hurricanes.

5. Seismologists study and measure earthquakes.

6. Sections of Earth’s crust shift and break during these events.

7. The shaking of the ground can damage or topple buildings.

8. Architects and engineers can create earthquake-resistant structures.

9. Well-designed homes, schools, and office buildings may save many lives.

10. However, no precautions or safety measures can eliminate the danger of earthquakes.

VI. Kinds of Sentences

Directions: Identify each of the following sentences as declarative (D),

interrogative (INT), exclamatory (E), or imperative (IMP).

1. How much time do you spend in your local mall?

2. Shopping malls have become the social centers of many cities

and towns.

3. Consider the different forms of entertainment in malls.

4. Does your local mall have movie theaters and game arcades?

5. Many malls also offer live entertainment, such as concerts.

6. Of course, shopping is the main activity in malls.

7. One mall in Canada has over 800 stores!

8. Imagine how long it would take to visit all of them.

9. There is even a mall just for kids, in Michigan.

10. A restaurant in the food court serves 50 types of peanut butter

and jelly sandwiches!

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