RWN Subjects and Predicates HW Pg. 61 AK

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Name Thunder Rose

Subjects and Predicates


Directions Read the passage. Then read each question. Circle the letter of the correct answer.

Cowboys of Texas
(1) Cowboys of Texas herded cattle to Kansas on the Abilene Trail. (2) The great
herds moved along slowly. (3) These large animals must graze for hours each day.
(4) They needed a vast supply of water. (5) Lean, tanned cowboys (6) They crossed
dangerous rivers and slept under the light of the moon. (7) A cowboy’s horse was his
friend and co-worker.

1 What is the complete subject of sentence 1? 4 How can you best describe sentence 5?
A Cowboys A Has a subject and predicate
B Cowboys of Texas B Run-on sentence
C Kansas C Has a complete subject
D the Abilene Trail D Sentence fragment

2 What is the complete predicate of 5 In sentence 6, what is the complete subject?


sentence 2? A They
A moved B They crossed
B moved along C They crossed dangerous rivers
C moved along slowly D rivers
D The great herds

3 What is the complete subject of sentence 3?


A These large animals
B large animals
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C hours each day


D animals must graze

Home Activity Your child prepared for taking tests on subjects, predicates, fragments, and run-ons.
Circle a paragraph in the newspaper. Have your child identify the subject and predicate of each sentence
in the paragraph.

Conventions Subjects and Predicates 61

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