Question

read the sentence. before taking any drastic measures, the writer decided to carefully review his novel to see if there was anything he could salvage. what is the complete predicate of the sentence? before taking any drastic measures, the writer the writer decided to carefully review his novel decided to carefully review his novel to see if there was anything he could salvage the writer decided to carefully review his novel to see if there was anything he could salvage

Explanation:

The complete predicate of a sentence includes the verb and all the words that tell what the subject does or is. The subject here is "the writer". The predicate should include the verb "decided" and the rest of the phrase that describes the action of the subject. Let's analyze each option:

• Option 1: "Before taking any drastic measures, the writer" includes a prepositional phrase and the subject, not the predicate.
• Option 2: "the writer decided to carefully review his novel" is missing the rest of the clause "to see if there was anything he could salvage" which is part of the action the writer took.
• Option 3: "decided to carefully review his novel to see if there was anything he could salvage" includes the verb "decided" and all the words that describe what the writer decided to do. This is the complete predicate as it shows the action of the subject.
• Option 4: "the writer decided to carefully review his novel to see if there was anything he could salvage" includes the subject "the writer" along with the predicate. But the complete predicate should not include the subject.

Answer:

C. decided to carefully review his novel to see if there was anything he could salvage