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English for Tourism & Hospitality (102) by Prof. Adel AlSheikh

From the last three examples sentences above you
will notice that the simple subjects and simple
predicates can be more than one word.

For each of the following sentences, underline
the simple subject:
1. The tourist ate the whole apple pie.
2. My favorite month is May.
3. My expensive new watch has stopped.
4. The old hotel in the town center is being
knocked down to make way for a new shopping
center.
5. Before eating his lunch John went to the muse
um.
6. Waiting by the museum gate in the rain was
the tour guide.
7. After dinner, I like to have a little nap in front
of the television.
8. After dinner I like to have a little sleep in fron
t of the
9. My friend and I went sightseeing after visiting
the museum yesterday.
10. Many Europeans like dogs.
11. Tourists are our guests.
12. A tour guide has a lot of responsibilities.

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