Multiple choice

Name the part of the sentence shown in italics: The dew drops glittered in the moonlight.

  1. Object

  2. Predicate

  3. Subject

  4. Article

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B Correct answer
Explanation

The predicate is everything in the sentence that is not the subject - it includes the verb and all words that modify or complete it. 'The dew drops' is the subject, while 'glittered in the moonlight' tells what the subject did (the complete predicate).