Question

What is the complete predicate of the sentence below?

Looking up from his computer monitor, Jason mopped his brow, exhaled sharply, and picked up his phone.
[A.] Looking up from his computer monitor, —— mopped his brow, exhaled sharply, and picked up his phone.
B. mopped his brow, exhaled sharply, and picked up his phone.
C. mopped his brow
D. picked up the phone

Answer 1

Answer: A) Looking up from his computer monitor, —— mopped his brow, exhaled sharply, and picked up his phone.

Explanation: The predicate is the part of a sentence that contains the verb (or verbs) and that says something about the subject (what the subject does, have or is). In the given sentence the subject is "Jason" and the complete predicate is "Looking up from his computer monitor, —— mopped his brow, exhaled sharply, and picked up his phone" because it is stating what Jason is doing.

Answer 2

The complete predicate of the sentence below is: Looking up from his computer monitor,-- mopped his brow, exhaled sharply, and picked up his phone. The correct answer is option A. A complete predicate includes the main verb or verbs in the sentence, plus all the words that complement to it.