Question

choose the simple predicate (the main verb) in each sentence.
1.21) ____ cindy, who is my best friend, bought my lunch.
a. cindy
b. is
c. friend
d. bought
1.22) ____ of all the girls on my basketball team, tracy played best.
a. on
b. tracy
c. played
d. best
choose the linking verbs in each sentence.
1.23) ____ monday, the tornado became fierce.
a. monday
b. tornado
c. became
d. fierce
1.24) ____ their house and truck appeared unharmed by the strong wind and hail.
a. their
b. house
c. and
d. appeared
choose the best answers.
1.25) ____ what is the main adjective in the following sentence?
the car seemed so new after it was cleaned.
a. car
b. seemed
c. new
d. after
1.26) ____ which of these sentences has an intransitive verb?
a. romy never swam in the ocean.
b. paul returned the tools, today.
c. i lost my cell phone at the park.
d. stephanie found it later.

Explanation:

1.21)

The simple predicate is the main verb. In the sentence "Cindy, who is my best friend, bought my lunch", "bought" is the main verb (action done by Cindy). "Cindy" is the subject, "is" is a verb in the relative clause, and "friend" is a noun.

The simple predicate is the main verb. In "Of all the girls on my basketball team, Tracy played best", "played" is the main verb (action of Tracy). "on" is a preposition, "Tracy" is the subject, and "best" is an adverb.

Linking verbs connect the subject to a subject complement. In "Monday, the tornado became fierce", "became" is a linking verb (shows the tornado's state change to fierce). "Monday" is a noun, "tornado" is the subject, "fierce" is an adjective (subject complement).

Answer:

D. bought

1.22)