Subject/Predicate

What is the complete subject in the sentence below?

The girl with the long black hair lives in front of my house.

• The girl with the long black hair lives

• The girl with the long black hair

• long black hair

• girl

Answer explanation

The girl with the long black hair is the complete subject part of the sentence that tells who the subject is about.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

What is the complete subject in the sentence below?

The nice librarian helped me choose a great book to read today.

• nice librarian

• librarian

• helped me choose a great book

• The nice librarian

Answer explanation

The nice librarian is the whole subject part of the sentence that tells who the sentence is about.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Choose the answer choice that correctly shows the simple subject underlined in the sentence.

• My best friend from high school goes on vacation every summer with her family.

• My best friend from high school goes on vacation every summer with her family.

• My best friend from high school goes on vacation every summer with her family.

• My best friend from high school goes on vacation every summer with her family.

Answer explanation

My best friend from high school is the complete subject of the sentence, but friend is the simple subject or the noun that tells who the sentence is about.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Which answer below correctly identifies the underlined part of the sentence?

The Japanese horned toad looks very similar to a lizard.

• complete subject

• complete predicate

• simple subject

• simple predicate

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Read the sentence below. Type the simple subject on the line.

An adult male ostrich can run faster than a horse.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Read the sentence below. Type the simple subject on the line.

A Koala bear's fingerprints are so close to humans' that they could taint crime scenes.

Answer explanation

The complete subject that answers what the sentence is about is a Koala bear's fingerprints, but the simple subject is fingerprints.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.7.1B

Choose the sentence that correctly identifies the complete predicate with an action verb.

• Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards.

• A giraffe has seven bones in its neck, which is the same as a human.

• A chameleon’s tongue grabs prey in a fraction of a second.

• Nine-banded armadillos give birth to four identical babies.

Answer explanation

A chameleon’s tongue grabs prey in a fraction of a second.

"Grabs prey in a fraction of a second" is the entire predicate part of the sentence, and "grabs" shows action.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Read the sentence below. Type the complete subject on the line.

Adult bison are the largest land mammals in North America.

Answer explanation

Adult bison tells the entire subject of the sentence.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Choose the sentence that correctly identifies the complete predicate with a linkinig verb.

• Adult bison are the largest land mammals in North America.

• Hummingbirds beat their wings up to 200 times per second.

• A large male otter has around 800 million hairs, compared to just five million on a human.

• A female house fly lays more than 500 eggs in her lifetime of just a few days.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Read the sentence below. Type the simple predicate on the line.

Cat fleas jump to a height of up to 60 times their own body length.

Answer explanation

The simple predicate is the action verb jump. It tells what the subject of the sentence (cat fleas) do.

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CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F