(3) Pick which group of words below is the predicate of the sentence: The quarterback threw the ball down the field. A) The quarterback threw B) threw the ball down the field C) ball down the field D) down the field
English · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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B) threw the ball down the field
The predicate of a sentence tells you what the subject does or is. It includes the verb and all other details that tell more about the actions or state of the subject. In the sentence, "The quarterback threw the ball down the field," the subject is "The quarterback" – the person who is doing the action.
The predicate of the sentence is "threw the ball down the field" because it includes the verb "threw" and all the extra details about what action the quarterback is doing. It explains what the quarterback did with the ball and where he threw it.