Question

to improve her written communication skills, ardella knows its important to understand how to identify complete subjects and predicates in sentences so that she can ensure her communication is clear, includes all necessary information, and forms a complete thought without extraneous words or phrases. in the sentence, \my sister holly grilled steaks for dinner last night,\ what are the complete subject and predicate that ardella will identify?

sister and steaks

holly and dinner last night

my sister holly and grilled steaks for dinner last night

holly and grilled

Explanation:

Identify the complete subject

The complete subject includes the simple subject and all of its modifiers: "My sister Holly".

Identify the complete predicate

The complete predicate includes the verb and all words that modify or complete its meaning: "grilled steaks for dinner last night".

Match with the correct option

The option that correctly pairs the complete subject and complete predicate is "My sister Holly and grilled steaks for dinner last night".

Answer:

• (A) Sister and steaks
• (B) Holly and dinner last night
• (C) My sister Holly and grilled steaks for dinner last night (Correct answer)
• (D) Holly and grilled