Understanding Predicates
This worksheet helps 8th-grade students identify and understand simple and compound predicates in sentences.
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Understanding Predicates
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet will test your understanding of predicates.
Every sentence has two main parts: a subject and a predicate. The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells something about the subject. It always contains a verb and can include objects, complements, and modifiers.
Example: The cat (subject) ran quickly (predicate).
1. Which part of the sentence is the predicate?
The old house stood on a hill.
The old house
stood on a hill
house stood
on a hill
2. In the sentence 'My brother runs track and plays soccer,' what is the predicate?
My brother
runs track
runs track and plays soccer
plays soccer
Underline the complete predicate in each sentence.
3. The students for the test.
4. My dog loudly at the mailman.
5. The chef delicious meals every day.
6. Write a sentence where the predicate is 'will travel to the moon.'
7. Write a sentence where the predicate is 'painted a beautiful landscape and won an award.'
Determine if the following statements about predicates are true or false.
8. The predicate always contains a verb.
True
False
9. A simple predicate includes all the words that describe the action or state of being of the subject.
True
False
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