Subject and Predicate Quiz

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 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 noun.

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

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

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

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

• The cat is

• The cat is sleeping

• The cat is sleeping on the mat and

• The cat

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

• is playing the guitar

• is playing the piano

• is singing a song

• is dancing on the stage

Which part of the sentence tells us what the subject is doing or what is being done to the subject?

• subject

• verb

• object

• predicate

Which part of the sentence tells us who or what the sentence is about?

• subject

• adjective

• verb

• object

Identify the complete subject in the following sentence: 'My best friend and I are going to the park.'

• My best friend

• I

• going to the park

• My best friend and I

Identify the complete predicate in the following sentence: 'The students are studying for the test.'

• for the test.

• The students

• are studying for the test.

• are studying

In the sentence 'The dog barked loudly.', what is the subject?

• The cat

• The dog

• The bird

• The tree

In the sentence 'The flowers bloomed beautifully.', what is the predicate?

• The flowers bloomed

• The flowers

• The flowers beautifully

• bloomed beautifully.