Identifying Simple Subjects and Simple Predicates

What is the simple subject in the sentence 'The cat is sleeping on the mat'?

• cat

• sleeping

• on the

• mat

What is the simple predicate in the sentence 'Sheila is playing the piano'?

• is singing

• is dancing

• is playing

• is cooking

Identify the simple subject in the sentence 'The dog barks loudly at night.'

• loudly

• barks

• at night.

• dog

What is the simple predicate in the sentence 'The students are studying for the test.'?

• are preparing

• are reviewing

• are studying

• are practicing

Find the simple subject in the sentence 'My sister and I went to the park.'

• My sister

• went to the park

• and I went

• sister and I

What is the simple predicate in the sentence 'The car broke down on the highway.'?

• broke down

• ceased functioning

• malfunctioned

• stopped working

Identify the simple subject in the sentence 'The flowers bloomed beautifully in the garden.'

• garden

• beautifully

• flowers

• bloomed

What is the simple predicate in the sentence 'The teacher explained the lesson to the students.'?

• explained

• learned

• assigned

• taught

Find the simple subject in the sentence 'The bookshelf fell over and broke.'

• shelf

• bookshelf

• fell

• book

What is the simple predicate in the sentence 'The baby cried all night.'?

• The

• all night

• baby

• cried