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Exercise: Grammar: Identifying subjects and predicates (autoscored)

Select the item that correctly identifies the complete subject, shown in boldface, and the complete predicate, shown in italics, in each of the following sentences taken from an essay by George Orwell.

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We set out for the gallows.

We set out for the gallows.

We set out for the gallows.

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He was an army doctor, with a gray toothbrush moustache and a gruff voice.

He was an army doctor, with a gray toothbrush moustache and a gruff voice.

He was an army doctor, with a gray toothbrush moustache and a gruff voice.

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The rest of us, magistrates and the like, followed behind.

The rest of us, magistrates and the like, followed behind.

The rest of us, magistrates and the like, followed behind.

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The dog answered the sound with a whine.

The dog answered the sound with a whine.

The dog answered the sound with a whine.

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The gallows stood in a small yard, separate from the main grounds of the prison, and overgrown with tall prickly weeds.

The gallows stood in a small yard, separate from the main grounds of the prison, and overgrown with tall prickly weeds.

The gallows stood in a small yard, separate from the main grounds of the prison, and overgrown with tall prickly weeds.

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The hangman, a gray-haired convict in the white uniform of the prison, was waiting beside his machine.

The hangman, a gray-haired convict in the white uniform of the prison, was waiting beside his machine.

The hangman, a gray-haired convict in the white uniform of the prison, was waiting beside his machine.

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Suddenly the superintendent made up his mind.

Suddenly the superintendent made up his mind.

Suddenly the superintendent made up his mind.

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The moody look had gone out of his face quite suddenly.

The moody look had gone out of his face quite suddenly.

The moody look had gone out of his face quite suddenly.

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The warders unfixed bayonets and walked away.

The warders unfixed bayonets and walked away.

The warders unfixed bayonets and walked away.

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At that moment Francis’s anecdote seemed extraordinarily funny.

At that moment Francis’s anecdote seemed extraordinarily funny.

At that moment Francis’s anecdote seemed extraordinarily funny.