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Grammar Exercise Two: Subject-Predicate
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Most College Freshmen in Political Center

Identify the subject and the predicate in the following sentences.

1
Most college freshmen call themselves political moderates.
The subject of the sentence is:
A)Most college freshmen
B)call themselves political moderates.
2
According to a survey of 276,000 freshmen, 57 percent say they are "middle of the road" politically.
The predicate of the sentence is:
A)57 percent
B)say they are "middle of the road" politically.
3
Twenty percent of the freshmen described themselves as "conservative" or far right.
The subject of the sentence is:
A)Twenty percent of the freshmen
B)described themselves as "conservative" or far right.
4
Twenty-four percent said they are "liberal" or "far left."
The predicate of the sentence is:
A)Twenty-four percent
B)said they are "liberal" or "far left."
5
The extremes were the lowest in more than a decade.
The subject of the sentence is:
A)The extremes
B)were the lowest in more than a decade.
6
On the other hand, the "middle-of-the-road" freshman grew to a 14-year high.
The predicate of the sentence is:
A)the "middle-of-the-road" freshmen
B)grew to a 14-year high.
7
The freshmen were also surveyed about their attitude toward abortion.
The predicate of the sentence is:
A)The freshmen
B)were also surveyed
8
More than 30 years ago, in the survey's first years, about 65 percent of the freshmen said abortion should be legal.
The subject of the sentence is:
A)about 65 percent of the freshmen
B)said abortion should be legal.
9
In the latest survey, the Higher Education Research Institute reported that 51 percent of freshmen favor the legal status of abortion.
The predicate of the sentence is:
A)the Higher Education Research Institute
B)reported that 51 percent of freshmen favor the legal status of abortion.
10
The National Organization for Women response to the abortion figures is that people now take the legality of abortion for granted.
The predicate of the sentence is:
A)The National Organization for Women response
B)is that people now take the legality of abortion for granted.







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