Subjects and Predicates

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a description of a subject?

• The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.

• The subject tells who or what does the action.

• The subject tells what something or someone does.

• The subject is always a noun or a pronoun.

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a description of a verb?

• The verb tells what the subject does.

• The verb can show a state of being (am, is, was, etc.)

• The verb is the first part of the predicate.

• The verb tells who or what the sentence is about.

Multiple Choice

What is the complete subject of this sentence?

The children built a sandcastle.

• The

• children built

• The children

• built a sandcastle

Multiple Choice

What is the complete subject in the sentence below?

The little cat stole food from the plate.

• The little

• The little cat

• food from

• stole food

Multiple Choice

What is the complete predicate?

Three pelicans flew over the beach.

• Three pelicans

• flew

• flew over the beach

• Three

Multiple Choice

What is the complete predicate?

Ben played chess with Alex.

• Ben played

• chess with Alex

• Ben

• played chess with Alex

Multiple Choice

What is the Simple Subject of this sentence:

The blue and purple backpack has polka dots.

• has

• has polka dots

• The blue and purple backpack

• backpack

Multiple Choice

What is the simple subject? Our tour group ate dinner at a restaurant.

• tour group

• group

• Our tour group

• ate

Multiple Choice

What is the simple subject in the sentence below?

The red bike crashed into a tree.

• bike

• tree

• red

• crashed

Multiple Choice

What is the Simple Subject of this sentence:

Silly kittens sleep on cushions.

• Silly kittens

• kittens

• sleep

• sleep on cushions

Multiple Choice

What is the simple subject? The girls studied the map.

• girls

• studied

• The girls

• studied the map

Multiple Choice

What is the Simple PREDICATE of this sentence:

Mrs. Nemic slipped on a banana peel.

• Mrs. Nemic

• slipped

• slipped on a banana peel

• Mrs. Nemic slipped

Multiple Choice

What is the Simple PREDICATE of this sentence:

The chubby little baby slept all night long.

• slept

• slept all night long

• slept all night

• baby

Multiple Choice

What is the simple predicate in the sentence below?

The blue bike crashed into a tree.

• bike

• tree

• blue

• crashed

Multiple Choice

What is the simple predicate? We packed our bags before breakfast.

• We

• packed our bags

• packed

• breakfast

Multiple Choice

What is the simple predicate? Steven climbed to the top of the building.

• Steven

• climbed to the top of the building

• climbed

• building

Multiple Choice

What is the simple predicate? Many people strolled in the park.

• Many people

• strolled

• people

• strolled in the park

Multiple Choice

What is the simple subject? Jason went to the museum.

• Jason

• went to the museum

• went

• museum

Multiple Choice

Is the highlighted word a subject or a predicate?
Students play at recess.

• Subject
• Predicate