Question

read the sentence. prior to receiving the acceptance letter that the college sent, shazia worried that she would not be accepted. the simple predicate of this sentence is the word \ \. options: receiving, sent, worried, accepted

Explanation:

The simple predicate (verb) of a sentence is the main verb that shows the action or state of the subject. In the sentence "Prior to receiving the acceptance letter that the college sent, Shazia worried that she would not be accepted", the subject is "Shazia" and the main verb showing her action/state is "worried". "receiving" is a gerund, "sent" is a verb in the dependent clause, and "accepted" is a verb in the subordinate clause.

Answer:

C. worried