Identifying Subjects Quiz

In the complex sentence 'The cat, who is black and white, is sleeping on the red mat', what is the simple subject?

• black

• cat

• the cat

• the red mat

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1E

CCSS.L.7.1B

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: 'Despite the clouds, the sun is shining brightly over the city.'

• clouds

• brightly

• shining

• sun

In the complex sentence 'The dog, who is brown and small, barks loudly at the strangers', what is the simple subject?

• loudly

• The

• barks

• strangers

• dog

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

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

• flowers

• are

• blooming

• The flowers in the garden

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: 'The black and white birds in the tall tree by the river are singing.'

• singing

• black and white birds

• tree

• birds

In the complex sentence 'The teacher, who has been teaching for over a decade, is explaining the lesson to the students attentively', what is the simple subject?

• explaining

• lesson

• the

• teacher

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

In the complex sentence 'The shiny red car, which was bought last year, is parked outside the house', what is the simple subject?

• shiny

• parked

• is

• car

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

In the complex sentence 'The diligent students from the local high school are studying intensely for the upcoming final test', what is the simple subject?

• high school

• students

• diligent students

• test

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

Identify the simple subject in the following complex sentence 'The baby, who was born last week, is crying loudly.'

• crying

• baby

• loudly

• who was born last week

In the complex sentence 'The train carried hundreds of passengers and arrived at the bustling station', what is the simple subject?

• arrived

• train

• passengers

• station