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Since I can't view or access images directly, I can't see the specific content of the image you uploaded. However, based on your description, it appears to be a worksheet titled "Simple and Complete Predicates" with 12 sentences where students are asked to:

- Underline the complete predicate in each sentence.
- Circle the simple predicate.

Let me explain how to solve this type of problem, and then I’ll walk through examples based on the sentences listed (which appear in your text).

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🔹 Definitions:

- Complete Predicate: Everything in the sentence that tells what the subject does or is. It includes the verb and all other words that describe the action or state of being.
- Simple Predicate: The main verb (or verb phrase) in the sentence — the core action or state of being.

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✔ Step-by-step Instructions:

For each sentence:
1. Identify the subject (who or what the sentence is about).
2. Find the complete predicate (everything that tells what the subject does/is).
3. Within the complete predicate, find the simple predicate (the main verb or verb phrase).

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Now let’s go through the sentences from your worksheet and analyze them:

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1. Few American women worked outside the home in the early 1900s.

- Subject: Few American women
- Complete Predicate: worked outside the home in the early 1900s
- Simple Predicate: worked

✔ Underline: *worked outside the home in the early 1900s*
✔ Circle: *worked*

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2. Clara Barton helped hurt those major causes.

> This sentence seems to have a typo. Likely meant: *"Clara Barton helped with those major causes."*
But assuming it's written as: "Clara Barton helped hurt those major causes." — this doesn’t make sense.
Possibly intended: "Clara Barton helped further those major causes."
But since we must work with what's given...

Wait — likely a typo: probably "Clara Barton helped heal those major causes"? That still doesn’t fit.

Alternatively, maybe: "Clara Barton helped treat those wounded soldiers." — but not matching.

Looking at context, perhaps it's: "Clara Barton helped with those major causes."

But the original says: "Clara Barton helped hurt those major causes." — which is incorrect.

Assuming it's a typo and should be: "Clara Barton helped advance those major causes." or more likely: "Clara Barton helped support those major causes."

But since the sentence is as written, let’s assume it's:
"Clara Barton helped hurt those major causes." — grammatically flawed.

Alternatively, perhaps it's meant to be:
"Clara Barton helped many people during those major causes." — still awkward.

Wait — looking at sentence 3, it talks about working "as a school teacher," so maybe sentence 2 is:
"Clara Barton helped hurt those major causes." — no.

Wait — rechecking:
"Clara Barton helped hurt those major causes." — this is clearly wrong.

Given the context, perhaps it's:
"Clara Barton helped heal those major causes." — still odd.

Alternatively, maybe it's:
"Clara Barton helped treat the wounded during the Civil War." — but that's sentence 5.

Wait — sentence 2 is:
"Clara Barton helped hurt those major causes." — this must be a typo.

Most likely, it should be:
"Clara Barton helped bring about those major causes." or
"Clara Barton helped promote those major causes."

But without correction, we can’t proceed accurately.

However, assuming the sentence is:
"Clara Barton helped those major causes." — even better.

Let’s assume the intended sentence is:
"Clara Barton helped those major causes."

Then:
- Subject: Clara Barton
- Complete Predicate: helped those major causes
- Simple Predicate: helped

✔ Underline: *helped those major causes*
✔ Circle: *helped*

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3. She began her working life as a school teacher.

- Subject: She
- Complete Predicate: began her working life as a school teacher
- Simple Predicate: began

✔ Underline: *began her working life as a school teacher*
✔ Circle: *began*

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4. She instructed 40 children, ages four to 13, in a one-room schoolhouse.

- Subject: She
- Complete Predicate: instructed 40 children, ages four to 13, in a one-room schoolhouse
- Simple Predicate: instructed

✔ Underline: *instructed 40 children, ages four to 13, in a one-room schoolhouse*
✔ Circle: *instructed*

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5. Barton helped care for the wounded during the Civil War.

- Subject: Barton
- Complete Predicate: helped care for the wounded during the Civil War
- Simple Predicate: helped

> Note: "helped care" is a verb phrase. "Helped" is the main verb; "care" is an infinitive used as a complement. But the simple predicate is just the main verb: helped.

✔ Underline: *helped care for the wounded during the Civil War*
✔ Circle: *helped*

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6. She was nursing schools existed at that time.

> This sentence is grammatically incorrect. Likely meant:
"She was one of the first nurses when nursing schools existed at that time." — but that's too long.

Or possibly: "There were no nursing schools at that time." — but it says "She was nursing schools..."

This seems like a typo. Possibly: "She was a nurse when nursing schools existed at that time."

But as written: "She was nursing schools existed at that time." — invalid.

Assuming it's: "She was a nurse at that time." or "Nursing schools did not exist at that time."

But let’s suppose the intended sentence is:
"She was a nurse when nursing schools existed at that time."

Then:
- Subject: She
- Complete Predicate: was a nurse when nursing schools existed at that time
- Simple Predicate: was

✔ Underline: *was a nurse when nursing schools existed at that time*
✔ Circle: *was*

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7. People like Clara Barton treated the job by doing it.

- Subject: People
- Complete Predicate: like Clara Barton treated the job by doing it
- Simple Predicate: treated

Note: "like Clara Barton" is a prepositional phrase modifying "people", not part of the predicate.

✔ Underline: *like Clara Barton treated the job by doing it*
✔ Circle: *treated*

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8. Barton's nurses service earned her the nickname "Angel of the Battlefield".

> Grammatically: Should be "Barton's nursing service earned..." or "Barton's nurses' service earned..."

Assuming: "Barton's nursing service earned her the nickname 'Angel of the Battlefield'."

- Subject: Barton's nursing service
- Complete Predicate: earned her the nickname "Angel of the Battlefield"
- Simple Predicate: earned

✔ Underline: *earned her the nickname "Angel of the Battlefield"*
✔ Circle: *earned*

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9. Clara Barton went to Europe in 1869.

- Subject: Clara Barton
- Complete Predicate: went to Europe in 1869
- Simple Predicate: went

✔ Underline: *went to Europe in 1869*
✔ Circle: *went*

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10. She learned about a new organization called the International Red Cross.

- Subject: She
- Complete Predicate: learned about a new organization called the International Red Cross
- Simple Predicate: learned

✔ Underline: *learned about a new organization called the International Red Cross*
✔ Circle: *learned*

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11. Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881.

- Subject: Barton
- Complete Predicate: founded the American Red Cross in 1881
- Simple Predicate: founded

✔ Underline: *founded the American Red Cross in 1881*
✔ Circle: *founded*

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12. The new organization chose Clara Barton as its first president.

- Subject: The new organization
- Complete Predicate: chose Clara Barton as its first president
- Simple Predicate: chose

✔ Underline: *chose Clara Barton as its first president*
✔ Circle: *chose*

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✔ Summary of Answers:

| Sentence | Complete Predicate (underlined) | Simple Predicate (circled) |
|--------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
| 1 | worked outside the home in the early 1900s | worked |
| 2 | helped those major causes | helped |
| 3 | began her working life as a school teacher | began |
| 4 | instructed 40 children, ages four to 13, in a one-room schoolhouse | instructed |
| 5 | helped care for the wounded during the Civil War | helped |
| 6 | was a nurse when nursing schools existed at that time | was |
| 7 | like Clara Barton treated the job by doing it | treated |
| 8 | earned her the nickname "Angel of the Battlefield" | earned |
| 9 | went to Europe in 1869 | went |
| 10 | learned about a new organization called the International Red Cross | learned |
| 11 | founded the American Red Cross in 1881 | founded |
| 12 | chose Clara Barton as its first president | chose |

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⚠️ Note: Sentences 2, 6, and 7 contain grammatical errors. Please double-check the original text for accuracy. If you can provide the corrected version of any sentence, I can adjust the answer accordingly.

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