Combining Subjects and Predicates

What is the COMPOUND PREDICATE in the following sentence? Mrs. Musto and Mrs. Candler went for a jog but ate pizza afterward.

• There isn't one

• went, ate

• for, but

• Mrs. Musto, Mrs. Candler

What is the COMPOUND SUBJECT in the following sentence? The cat and the dog chased the ball.

• A) The cat

• B) The dog

• C) The cat and the dog

• D) The ball

Identify the SIMPLE PREDICATE in the sentence: The children played in the park after school.

• A) The children

• B) played

• C) in the park

• D) after school

Which of the following sentences contains a COMPOUND PREDICATE?

• A) She sings beautifully.

• B) The dog barked and ran.

• C) They are happy.

• D) The sun is shining.

Choose the sentence with a COMPOUND SUBJECT.

• A) The teacher and the students were excited.

• B) The teacher was excited.

• C) The students were excited.

• D) Everyone was excited.

What is the SIMPLE SUBJECT in the sentence: The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog?

• A) The quick brown fox

• B) fox

• C) jumps

• D) dog

Identify the COMPOUND SUBJECT in the sentence: Both the manager and the assistant attended the meeting.

• A) Both the manager

• B) the assistant

• C) the manager and the assistant

• D) attended the meeting

Which sentence has a COMPOUND PREDICATE?

• A) The cat slept on the mat.

• B) The cat slept and purred.

• C) The cat is sleeping.

• D) The cat will sleep.

What is the SIMPLE PREDICATE in the sentence: The birds are singing in the morning?

• A) The birds

• B) are singing

• C) in the morning

• D) singing

Identify the COMPOUND SUBJECT in the sentence: Neither the rain nor the snow stopped the game.

• A) the rain

• B) the snow

• C) the rain nor the snow

• D) stopped the game