Answer:
1. The man - subject
...ran down the stairs - verb phrase
2. My close friends - subject
...surprised me with a birthday party - verb phrase
3. Bananas - subject
...are my favorite food - verb phrase
4. The students on the bus - subject
...go to the theater - verb phrase.
5. They - subject
...stole my lunch - verb phrase.
IDENTIFYING SENTENCES
1. The huge spider (sentence) - subject
2. The full moon is shining between the clouds (sentence) - subject and predicate
3. On the third shelf. (fragment) - predicate
4. Completes his homework after dinner (fragment) - predicate
5. The garden was a sea of roses (sentence) - (subject and predicate)
SIMPLE AND COMPLETE SUBJCTS AND PREDICATES
1. My favorite restaurant (complete subject) / is going to close (complete predicate)
2. Atall stranger (complete subject) / mysteriously disappeared (complete predicate).
Explanation:
