Subject Predicate Quiz

The complete predicate is:

• the verb alone without the other words that complete the thought

• the verb and all of the words that complete the thought

• the main noun and all of its describing words

• the main noun that the sentence is about

What is the simple subject of this sentence?
Twelve dancing princesses spun across the stage.

• twelve

• princesses

• spun

• stage

What is the complete subject of this sentence?
The young brown bear cub picked blackberries with his mother.

• brown bear

• bear cub

• the young brown bear cub

• picked blackberries with his mother

What is the simple predicate of this sentence?
Tao defies the taboos of his clan.

• Tao

• defies

• taboos

• clan

What is the simple predicate of this sentence?
All of the Twin Hills students were hungry at lunch time.

• hungry

• all

• were

• lunch

What is the complete predicate of this sentence?
At lunch, the yearbook staff took pictures of students posing with silly props.

• at lunch

• the yearbook staff

• took pictures of students

• took pictures of students posing with silly props at lunch

What is the complete subject?
On October 31st many children will ask complete strangers for candy.

• On October 31st many children

• many children

• children will ask

• strangers

In the sentence "Billy bounced his ball down the stairs." what is the predicate?

• Billy

• bounced

• his

• stairs

Identify the simple subject in the sentence below:
Mrs. Jayne ate 4 Krispy Kreme donuts.

• Mrs. Jayne

• ate

• Krispy Kreme

• donuts

The simple predicate is the ____________ of the sentence.

• noun

• subject

• adjective

• verb