Subjects and Predicates (Resource Room)

What is a subject in a sentence?

• The subject is the noun or pronoun that performs the action or is being described in the sentence.

• The subject is the adverb in a sentence.

• The subject is the punctuation mark in a sentence.

• The subject is the verb in a sentence.

What is a predicate in a sentence?

• The predicate in a sentence is the part that contains the verb.

• The predicate in a sentence is the part that contains the subject.

• The predicate in a sentence is the part that contains the noun.

• The predicate in a sentence is the part that contains the adjective.

Identify the subject in the following sentence: 'The cat is sleeping.'

• The bird.

• The cat

• The dog.

• The fish.

Identify the predicate in the following sentence: 'Sheila is playing the piano.'

• is playing the piano

• the piano

• Sheila

• playing

What is the subject in the sentence: 'The dog barks loudly.'

• bird

• elephant

• dog

• cat

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

• are studying

• are learning.

• are preparing.

• are practicing.

Identify the subject in the sentence: 'My sister and I went to the park.'

• My brother and I

• My mother and I

• My friend and I

• My sister and I

Identify the predicate in the sentence: 'The car broke down on the highway.'

• stopped working

• broke down

• malfunctioned

• shut down

What is the subject in the sentence: 'The flowers in the garden are blooming.'

• The trees

• The flowers

• The birds

• The clouds

What is the predicate in the sentence: 'The teacher gave us a homework assignment.'

• us a homework assignment

• gave us a homework assignment.

• gave

• The teacher