Exercise 22.1

EXERCISE 22.1

Identify the subject and the predicate in each of the following sentences by separating and labeling each part. Example:

The roaring lion at the beginning of old MGM films is part of movie history.

Subject: The roaring lion at the beginning of old MGM films

Predicate: is part of movie history.

  1. Scientific experiments on human subjects are now carefully regulated.

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    Exercise 22.1: Scientific experiments on human subjects are now carefully regulated.
  2. Her first afternoon as a kindergarten teacher had left her exhausted.

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    Exercise 22.1: Her first afternoon as a kindergarten teacher had left her exhausted.
  3. The Croatian news media is almost entirely owned by the state.

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    Exercise 22.1: The Croatian news media is almost entirely owned by the state.
  4. Our office manager, a stern taskmaster with a fondness for Chanel suits, has been terrifying interns since 1992.

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    Exercise 22.1: Our office manager, a stern taskmaster with a fondness for Chanel suits, has been terrifying interns since 1992.
  5. Reading edited prose shows writers how to communicate.

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    Exercise 22.1: Reading edited prose shows writers how to communicate.
  6. The security officer at the border questioned everyone suspiciously.

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    Exercise 22.1: The security officer at the border questioned everyone suspiciously.
  7. People in the nineteenth century communicated with each other constantly through letters.

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    Exercise 22.1: People in the nineteenth century communicated with each other constantly through letters.
  8. Disease killed off a large number of the tomato plants in the northeastern United States last year.

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    Exercise 22.1: Disease killed off a large number of the tomato plants in the northeastern United States last year.
  9. What do scientists know about dinosaurs?

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    Exercise 22.1: What do scientists know about dinosaurs?
  10. The hula-hoop craze of the 1960s has made a comeback among adults looking for fun ways to exercise.

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    Exercise 22.1: The hula-hoop craze of the 1960s has made a comeback among adults looking for fun ways to exercise.