Subjects and Predicates Quiz

What is a subject in a sentence?

• The subject is the verb in a sentence.

• The subject is the punctuation in a sentence.

• The subject is the adverb in a sentence.

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

What is a predicate in a sentence?

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

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

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

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

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

• The dog

• The bird

• The fish

• The cat

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

• playing the piano

• is playing the piano

• Sheila

• is

Which of the following is a complete subject? A) The dog B) barking C) loudly D) in the park

• B) barking

• A) The dog

• C) loudly

• D) in the park

Which of the following is a complete predicate? A) The sun B) shining C) brightly D) in the sky

• A) The sun

• C) brightly

• D) in the sky

• B) shining

In the sentence 'The flowers are blooming in the garden.', what is the subject?

• The flowers

• The garden

• Blooming

• In the

In the sentence 'John and Sarah went to the movies.', what is the predicate?

• went to the movies.

• went

• to the movies

• John and Sarah

What is the simple subject in the sentence 'The tall tree swayed in the wind.'?

• swayed

• wind

• tall

• tree

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

• are studying

• studying

• The students

• for the test