Simple Sentence Comprehension

Multiple Choice

Jake is very cool.

What is the subject?

• Jake

• is

• very

• cool

Multiple Choice

The kids went home.

What is the subject?

• went

• home

• kids

• there is no subject

Multiple Choice

The sky was gray today.

What is the subject?

• sky

• was

• gray

• today

Multiple Choice

Nancy played the piano.

What is the subject?

• played

• piano

• Nancy

• there is no subject

Multiple Choice

Lunch is soon.

What is the subject?

• lunch

• is

• soon

• there is no subject

Multiple Choice

I love coffee ice cream.

What is the subject?

• love

• ice cream

• I

• coffee

Multiple Choice

They carried the flowers for her.

What is the subject?

• flowers

• her

• carried

• they

Multiple Choice

You cannot go without me.

What is the subject?

• cannot

• me

• go

• you

Multiple Choice

Niagara Falls is a beautiful place!

• action verb

• linking verb

Important: "Predicates" are always verbs. You will see both words. The two words are mostly interchangeable.

Multiple Choice

Identify the LINKING VERB.

The refrigerator was new.

• The

• refrigerator

• was

• new

Multiple Choice

Identify the LINKING VERB.

You were my best friend in kindergarten.

• You

• my

• were

• friend

Multiple Choice

What is the verb in the sentence below?
Phillip reads a few pages everyday.

• Phillip

• reads

• pages

• every

Multiple Choice

The little boy cried over his ripped pants.

• action

• linking

Multiple Choice

The race was a big challenge for him.

• action

• linking

Multiple Choice

Which word in this sentence is an action verb?
My sister dances around.

• my

• sister

• dances

• around

Match

Match the parts of a simple sentence

• run

• is

• noun or pronoun

action verb

linking verb

can be subjects

• action verb

• linking verb

• can be subjects

Match

Match the parts of a simple sentence

• wrote

• am

• noun or pronoun

action verb

linking verb

can be subjects

• action verb

• linking verb

• can be subjects

Match

Match the parts of a simple sentence

• danced

• were

• noun or pronoun

action verb

linking verb

can be subjects

• action verb

• linking verb

• can be subjects

Multiple Choice

The dog ran down the street.

• Sentence

• Fragment

Multiple Choice

Sofia's new puppy.

• complete sentence

• sentence fragment

Multiple Choice

Before you leave for Spain.

• complete sentence

• sentence fragment