Subject and Predicate Mastery Check

Identify the complete subject in the sentence below.

• a sly fox

• defended their coop

• a fierce flock of chickens

• flock

What is the simple subject in the sentence below? Nana became mad at the brothers, but gave Amada a gift.

• Amada

• brothers

• became mad

• Nana

Push yourself: Look at the sentence below. Decide if the sentence has a compound predicate, compound subject, or both.

Mr. Burger and Mrs. Cairns passed out candy after the assembly.

• compound predicate

• compound subject

• both (compound subject and predicate)

What is the subject in the sentence: Mary and John went to the park?

• Went to the park

• Mary and John

• The park

• Mary

What is the predicate in the sentence: The flowers bloomed in the garden?

• The flowers

• bloomed in the garden

• In the garden

• Bloomed beautifully

Recognize the simple predicate in the sentence: The children played happily in the playground.

• children played

• in the playground

• played

• happily

What is the predicate in the sentence: The students are studying for their exams.

• The students

• are studying for their exams

• are studying

• for their exams

What is the subject in the sentence: The cat is sleeping?

• bird

• dog

• cat

• elephant

Identify the simple predicate in the sentence: The birds are chirping.

• chirping

• The birds

• are chirping

• are singing

Recognize the simple subject in the sentence: The big brown bear ran into the forest.

• ran

• forest

• bear

• brown