Complete Sentences, Subjects and Predicates

Choose the answer that correctly identifies the boldfaced words in each sentence. (3 points each)

Weeds and insects have invaded my garden!

• compound verb

• compound subject

Identifying Subjects in Unusual Order

Choose the answer that correctly identifies the simple subject in each sentence.

Remember to turn off the lights.

• lights

• (You)

• remember

What is the Simple Subject of this sentence:

The blue and purple backpack has polka dots.

• has

• has polka dots

• The blue and purple backpack

• backpack

What is the Simple Subject of this sentence:

Hurricanes form over water.

• Hurricanes form

• form

• form over water

• Hurricanes

What is the Simple PREDICATE of this sentence:

Tornados damage many homes each year.

• damage

• damage many homes each year

• Tornados

• Tornados damage

What is the Simple PREDICATE of this sentence: The chubby little baby slept all night long.

• slept

• slept all night long

• slept all night

• baby

What is the Simple PREDICATE of this sentence: Mrs. Nemic slipped on a banana peel.

• Mrs. Nemic

• slipped

• slipped on a banana peel

• Mrs. Nemic slipped

What is the COMPLETE Subject of this sentence: The excited 3rd grade students couldn't wait for their field trip.

• students

• 3rd grade students

• The excited 3rd grade students

• couldn't wait for their field trip

What is the COMPLETE Subject of this sentence: The white and puffy clouds are called cumulous clouds.

• cumulous

• white and puffy

• are called

• The white and puffy clouds

What is the COMPLETE Subject of this sentence:

The crazy students ran around in the snow.

• The crazy students

• students

• crazy students

• ran around in the snow