COPY AND PASTE THE FOLLOWING EXERCISESON A WORD DOCUMENT, COMPLETE THE EXERCISES, SAVE THEM ON YOUR COMPUTER AND PRINT A COPY TO BRING TO CLASS.

 

SUBJECTS/PREDICATES For each complete sentence, underline the subject once and the verb twice. Then, draw a vertical line between the complete subject and the complete predicate. If a group of words express an incomplete thought, write incomplete.

 

1. Some drivers enjoy automobile racing.

 

2. The sport tests the skills.

 

3. The drivers race over tracks or courses.

 

4. Each course has a different length, design, and construction.

 

5. It has become one of the most popular.

 

6. This activity is a year-round sport.

 

7. Racing cars have two categories.

 

8. Open-wheeled vehicles and closed-wheeled vehicles.

 

9. The wheels are not under the fenders in open-wheeled vehicles.

 

10. In close-wheeled vehicles.

 

DIRECT AND INDIRECT OBJECTS  Underline each direct object once and each indirect object twice. Circle each object of the preposition.

 

1.  Preston’s dad bought him several tiny cars for his birthday.

 

2. He told Preston and his friends stories about the matchbox xars.

 

3. In 1952, one of their creators gave his daughter a small Road Roller in a matchbox-sized           container.

 

4. Two toy-store owners gave the matchbox name to the cars.

 

5. Initially, stores sold children and adults four different models of these cars.

 

6, Cars driven by steam gave Americans a dependable method of travel.

 

7. Stanley Steamers gave drivers the thrill of quick, noisy travel.

 

SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS Place a PN over each predicate nominative, a PA over each predicate adjective and a PP over each predicate pronoun.

 

1. Over the next few years one brand of toy cars became very popular.

 

2. Sales were successful, gaining the toycar maker a world record in sales.

 

3. By 1973, forty models were available.

 

4. The most accurate models of today’s vehicles were those cars.

 

5. However, other toy cars would soon become competitors in the market.

 

Identify the part of speech of each underlined word.

 

            Millions of racing fans watch the Indianapolis 500 every Memorial Day weekend. This

 

event is the oldest race in America. Since 1911, the Indy 500 has taken place every year, except

 

during world wars. The Indianapolis Motor Speedway covers 2.5 miles. Many automobile

 

manufacturers test their vehicles there.