7th Grade Language Usage
Sentences 1
Name _______________________________
Question #1:
Is the capitalized phrase a complete subject or
predicate?
HUMAN BEINGS are responsible for the extinction of
nearly 10,000 species.
A.
complete predicate
B.
complete subject
Question #2:
Is the capitalized phrase a complete subject or
predicate?
People CAN DESTROY WETLANDS, TROPICAL
RAINFORESTS, AND CORAL REEFS.
A.
complete subject
B.
complete predicate
Question #3:
Is the capitalized phrase a complete subject or
predicate?
As the population grows, PEOPLE need more room
to grow food.
A.
complete subject
B.
complete predicate
Question #4:
Is the capitalized phrase a complete subject or
predicate?
People ALSO USE NATURAL RESOURCES.
A.
complete predicate
B.
complete subject
Question #7:
Is the capitalized phrase a complete subject or
predicate?
SCIENTISTS must decide which animals must
receive immediate attention.
A.
complete predicate
B.
complete subject
Question #8:
Is the capitalized phrase a complete subject or
predicate?
DECIDING WHICH SPECIES TO PROTECT is being
given considerable study.
A.
complete predicate
B.
complete subject
Question 9
Is the capitalized phrase a complete subject or
predicate?
It IS UP TO ALL PEOPLE TO HELP PROTECT THE
ENDANGERED SPECIES.
A.
complete subject
B.
complete predicate
Question #10:
Is the capitalized phrase a complete subject or
predicate?
SOME CONSERVATIONISTS argue that the beautiful
animals should be the first saved.
A.
complete predicate
B.
complete subject
Question #5
Is the capitalized phrase a complete subject or
predicate?
Many conservationists ARE WORKING TO PROTECT
ANIMALS AROUND THE WORLD.
A.
complete subject
B.
complete predicate
Question #11:
Which capitalized word is the simple subject?
THERE are some SCIENTISTS who believe animals
that are the most useful to HUMANS should be
saved first.
A.
humans
B.
there
C.
scientists
Question #6:
Is the capitalized phrase a complete subject or
predicate?
Scientists working to protect animals CANNOT
SAVE ALL OF THEM.
A.
complete subject
B.
complete predicate
Question #12:
Which capitalized word is the simple subject?
The PERIWINKLE has been used in TREATING some
CANCERS.
A.
periwinkle
B.
cancers
C.
treating
7th Grade Language Usage
Sentences 1
Name _______________________________
Question #13:
Which capitalized word is the simple subject?
SOME SNAKES' VENOM can prevent blood clotting.
A.
venom
B.
snakes'
C.
some
Question #19:
Which capitalized word is the simple predicate?
Thousands of dusky sparrows NESTED in the
MARSHES NEAR Titusville, Florida, thirty years ago.
A.
nested
B.
marshes
C.
near
Question #14:
Which capitalized word is the simple subject?
HOW would YOU go about saving an endangered
SPECIES?
A.
species
B.
you
C.
how
Question #20:
Which capitalized word is the simple predicate?
Today there ARE no dusky sparrows BECAUSE of
the DESTRUCTION of their habitat.
A.
because
B.
are
C.
destruction
Question #15:
Which capitalized word is the simple subject?
EXTINCTION is the total DISAPPEARANCE of a
SPECIES.
A.
species
B.
extinction
C.
disappearance
Question #21
Is the word order in this sentence natural or inverted?
Around the world scientists are looking for answers
to the problem of animal extinction.
A.
natural
B.
inverted
Question #16:
Which capitalized word is the simple predicate?
An ENDANGERED species IS in immediate DANGER
of extinction.
A.
endangered
B.
danger
C.
is
Question 17:
Which capitalized word is the simple predicate?
Critically endangered species NEED direct human
INTERVENTION to SURVIVE.
A.
survive
B.
intervention
C.
need
Question #18:
Which capitalized word is the simple predicate?
A rare species IS NOT in danger, although LOW in
numbers.
A.
is
B.
not
C.
low
Question #22:
Is the word order in this sentence natural or inverted?
A threatened species is declining in numbers.
A.
natural
B.
inverted
Question #23:
Is the word order in this sentence natural or inverted?
Loss of habitat, caused by human activity, is the
number one reason for the extinction of most
animals.
A.
natural
B.
inverted
Question #24:
Is the word order in this sentence natural or inverted?
How can humans destroy more animals than natural
disasters?
A.
inverted
B.
natural
Question #25:
Is the word order in this sentence natural or inverted?
Pollution, insecticides, and hunting are just three
ways humans have destroyed animals.
A.
natural
B.
inverted
7th Grade Language Usage
Sentences 1
Answer Key
1. B -complete subject
2. B -complete predicate
3. A -complete subject
4. A -complete predicate
5. B -complete predicate
6. B -complete predicate
7. B -complete subject
8. B -complete subject
9. B -complete predicate
10. B -complete subject
11. C -scientists
12. A -periwinkle
13. A -venom
14. B -you
15. B -extinction
16. C -is
17. C -need
18. A -is
19. A -nested
20. B -are
21. A -natural
22. A -natural
23. A -natural
24. A -inverted
25. A -natural