Parts of a Simple Sentence: The Predicate • Identify the subject in each sentence orally to
help you find the predicate in each sentence.
T (Do not circle it this time!)
• Underline the simple predicate in each sentence
using a blue colour pencil.
1. James and his friend George played catch with the
football.
2. My father scolded me for being disobedient.
3. Melissa built a giant dollhouse for her sister.
4. This tiny mouse chewed a giant hole in my sneaker.