Asked by mimis

Read the sentence.

Before taking any drastic measures, the writer decided to carefully review his novel to see if there was anything he could salvage.

What is the complete predicate of the sentence?

Before taking any drastic measures, the writer
the writer decided to carefully review his novel
decided to carefully review his novel to see if there was anything he could salvage
the writer decided to carefully review his novel to see if there was anything he could salvage

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Correct answer: "decided to carefully review his novel to see if there was anything he could salvage."

Explanation: The subject is "the writer." The complete predicate is the verb phrase and everything that tells what the subject did — the main verb "decided" plus its complements (the infinitive phrase and the subordinate clause). The initial phrase "Before taking any drastic measures" is an introductory adverbial, not part of the complete predicate.