Exercise Answers:

1. Into the classroom ran the cat.
Simple subject: cat
Simple predicate or verb: ran

2. Was the bird a household pet?
Simple subject: bird
Simple predicate or verb: was

3. Will you help me with the chores?
Simple subject: you
Simple predicate or verb: will help

4. A crash was heard in the back of the room.
Simple subject: crash
Simple predicate or verb; was heard

5. There will be fifty children on the field trip.
Simple subject: children
Simple predicate or verb: will be

6. Have you written your essay for school yet?
Simple subject: you
Simple predicate or verb: have written

7. The dog was lying next to the bed.
Simple subject: dog
Simple predicate or verb: was lying

8. Few of the students knew the answer to that test question.
Simple subject: few
Simple predicate or verb: knew

9. Here is the answer.
Simple subject: answer
Simple predicate or verb: is

10. The kind of decorations at the party will depend on the children.
Simple subject: kind
Simple predicate or verb: will depend

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