Question

The predicate of a sentence is

a group of words that is acted upon by the subject.
what is said about the subject or what the subject does.
the form of a verb used to show when an action happened.
a verb quality that tells if its subject performs or receives action.

Read the sentence.

During the scenic tour of the national park, the cascading waterfall was photographed repeatedly.

Which grammatical structure is used in this sentence?

active voice
passive voice
future tense
present tense

Read the excerpt from The Hot Zone.

They closed up their suits and lumbered across the staging area to a large air-lock door. This was a supply air lock. It did not lead into the hot zone. It led to the outside world. They opened it. On the floor of the air lock sat the seven garbage bags.

Which phrases are examples of jargon? Select three options.

staging area
supply air lock
hot zone
outside world
garbage bags

Answer 1

1) The predicate of a sentence is:
- what is said about the subject or what the subject does.

2) Grammatical structure of the sentence:
- passive voice (was photographed = passive).

3) Jargon examples from The Hot Zone (choose three):
- staging area
- supply air lock
- hot zone

(These are specialized terms; "outside world" and "garbage bags" are common language.)