Subject and Predicate Mastery Check

What is the Complete Subject in the sentence below?

The very hungry caterpillar ate all the food that he could.

• ate

• food

• ate all the food that he could

• the very hungry caterpillar

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

What is the complete predicate in the sentence below?

Several grey whales came to the water's surface for air.

• came to the water's surface for air

• several grey whales

• came

• whales

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

A simple subject is the most important __________ in the subject

• verb

• noun

• adjective

• preposition

An easy way to find the Simple predicate in a sentence is to identify the _______________ or the action the subject is doing in the sentence.

• missing nouns

• topic of the sentence

• answer

• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

What is the simple subject in the sentence below?

A very wild puppy ate most of the teacher's school work.

• a very wild puppy

• ate most of the teacher's school work

• puppy

• teacher

Identify the simple predicate in the sentence below.

My teacher encourages the class to read each day.

• encourages the class

• encourages the class to read

• encourages the class to read each day

• encourages

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

Identify the complete subject in the sentence below.

A fierce flock of chickens defended their coop from a sly fox.

• a sly fox

• defended their coop

• a fierce flock of chickens

• flock

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

What is the correct simple predicate of the sentence?

Mr. Ost and his wife ran for ten miles after school.

• Mr. Ost and his wife

• ran

• ran for ten miles

• after school

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

In the sentence below, what is the Complete Predicate?

According to the article, 1,800 people were harmed during the hurricane.

• were harmed during the hurricane

• were harmed

• according to the article

• 1,800 people

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.2.1F

What is the simple subject in the sentence below?

Nana became mad at the brothers, but gave Amada a gift.

• Amada

• brothers

• became mad

• Nana