Underline the complete subject with one line and circle the simple subject. Underline the complete predicate with two lines and circl the simple predicate.

Question

1. A young girl walks carefully along the rocky shore.
2. Carmen notices the tide going out.
3. Pools of water collect in rocky crevices along the shore.
4. Tide polls are home to sea plants and animals.
5. Seaweeds are the most common tide pool plnaqts.
6. They provide food and shelter for a variety of animals.
7. Carmen watches a sear urchin attached to a rock.
8. Sea urchins are little spiny animals with tiny tube feet.
9. Their mouths are on their undersides.
10. Their sharp teeth cut seaweed into little pieces.
11. Carmen spies an abalone at another tide pool.
12. This mollusk clings to a rock as it munches kelp.
13. Carmen sees many barnacles attached to the tide pool rocks.
14. Barnacles close thier shells during low tide.
15. These crustaceans wait for feeding time at high tide.
16. Carmen watches as the tide creeps back up the beach.

Answer 1

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List the simple and complete subjects of each sentence.

Answer 2

1. Girl is the CS
Walks is the CP
2. Carmen /CS
notices /Cp
3. water is CS
collect is CP
4. Tide Pools is CS
are Cp
5. Seaweeds /CS
are CP
6. They CS
Provide CP
7. Carmen CS
watches CP
8. Sea urchin CS
are Cp
9. Their MOUTHS cs
are cp
10. Their sharp TEETH cs
cut cp
11. Carmen CS
spies cp
12. mollusk CS
clings cp
13. Carmen CS
sees CP
14. Barnacles CS
close cp
15. Crustaceans CS
wait cp
16. Carmen CS
watches cp

Answer 3

These answers are correct.

5. Seaweeds /CS
6. They CS
7. Carmen CS
8. Sea urchin CS
9. Their MOUTHS cs
10. Their sharp TEETH cs
11. Carmen CS
13. Carmen CS
14. Barnacles CS
16. Carmen CS

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You've listed no simple subjects. And none of your complete predicates is correct.

The complete predicate is the verb (simple predicate) plus the modifiers and objects of the verb.

Answer 4

1+2

Answer 5

1. Complete Subject: A young girl
Simple Subject: girl
Complete Predicate: walks carefully along the rocky shore.
Simple Predicate: walks
2. Complete Subject: Carmen
Simple Subject: Carmen
Complete Predicate: notices the tide going out.
Simple Predicate: notices