Simple and Compound Subjects

Identify the complete subject in the following sentence: The beautiful flowers and the tall trees make the garden colorful.

• make the garden colorful

• The beautiful flowers and the tall trees

• The garden

• The tall trees

The boys and the girls are leaving soon for the field trip. What is the highlighted part?

• simple subject

• compound subject

• complete subject

The Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs are facing off tonight at Truist Park. What is the highlighted part?

• simple subject

• compound subject

• complete subject

Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence is the compound subject or compound predicate, or neither.

Valentine's Day and Presidents' Day are in the same long weekend this year.

• compound subject

• compound predicate

• neither

One word to tell what the sentence is about

• complete subject

• simple subject

• complete predicate

• simple predicate

Determine whether the underlined portion of the sentence is the compound subject or compound predicate, or neither.

Classmates and teammates make great friends.

• compound subject

• compound predicate

• neither

Choose the correct equation to match the number of subjects and predicates in the sentence. The Flash and Arrow protect their cities and have secret identities.

• S+S+P

• S+P+P

• S+S+S+P

• S+P+P+P

• S+S+P+P

two or more simple subjects with the same predicate

• compound subject

• simple subject

• compound predicate

• simple predicate

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: The cat and the dog are playing in the yard.

• A) The cat and the dog

• B) The cat

• C) The dog

• D) playing in the yard

Which of the following sentences contains a compound subject?

• A) The sun sets in the west.

• B) The teacher and the students are in the classroom.

• C) The dog barks loudly.

• D) The book is on the table.