Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates

What is the simple subject of the following sentence:

The owner of the bicycle shop smiled.

• owner

• bicycle

• shop

• smiled

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Find the simple predicate:

Customers were filling the shop.

• Customers

• were filling

• filling

• shop

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Find the simple predicate:

A tall blond girl had been studying one bicycle.

• A tall blond girl

• studying

• bicycle

• had been studying

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Find the simple subject:

It was standing in front of the other bicycles.

• bicycles

• was standing

• it

• standing

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Find the simple subject:

A shiny silver bell hung from its handlebars.

• shiny

• bell

• hung

• handlebars

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Find the simple predicate:

Julie's sister was buying some reflectors.

• Julie's sister

• sister

• reflectors

• was buying

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Find the simple subject:

Uncle Bert examined a mountain bike.

• examined

• Uncle Bert

• mountain

• bike

Find the simple predicate:

A boy has bought a book on bicycle repair.

• boy

• has bought

• book

• repair

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Find the simple predicate:

He wants a bicycle with seats and pedals for two riders.

• he

• wants

• bicycle

• riders

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Find the simple predicate:

Crowds of curious customers have been staring at the unicycle.

• crowds

• curious

• unicycle

• have been staring

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I