hat 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. mopped his brow, exhaled sharply, and picked up his phone.
B. picked up the phone
C. mopped his brow
D. Looking up from his computer monitor, mopped his brow, exhaled sharply, and picked up his phone.

Respuesta :

The complete predicate in this sentence is A. mopped his brow, exhaled sharply, and picked up his phone.
B and C aren't correct, because they aren't complete predicates - something is missing. 
D isn't correct, because looking up from his computer monitor is not a predicate, it is an adverb phrase. 

Looking up from his computer monitor, Jason mopped his brow, exhaled sharply, and picked up his phone. Complete predicate: mopped his brow, exhaled sharply, and picked up his phone.