9th & 10th Grade Chapter 2 Test

The simple subject is the

• Adjective

• Noun

• Verb

• Conjunction

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is a simple subject?

• who or what the sentence is about without any describing words
• the verb without any describing words

What is the simple subject in the following sentence?
Two beautiful goldfish in the pond were eating the insects on the top of the water.

• beautiful
• eating
• goldfish
• water

What is the simple subject in the following sentence?
Last week's fire was started by a candle on her birthday cake.

• fire
• week's
• started
• cabdle

What is the simple predicate in the following sentence?
The hot oven has two trays in it.

• hot
• oven
• has
• it

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

The simple ________________ is the verb or verb phrase of the sentence.

• subject

• preposition

• pronoun

• predicate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identify the simple subject and simple predicate of the following sentence:

My sister's old yellow cat stares at me every night.

• S = cat, P = yellow

• S = cat, P = stares

• S = sister, P = stares

• S = me, P = every

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the simple subject and simple predicate of the following sentence?

The big, black dog from across the street barks all night long.

• S = dog, P = barks

• S = street, P = long

• S = night, P = barks

• S = dog, P = across

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Define "predicate."

• The main verb of a sentence; what the subject does.
• The part of a sentence that tells what it is about.
• The part of a sentence that makes a complete thought.
• It comes before the dictate.

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

True or False? All predicates must be a verb.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I