Identifying Subjects and Predicates

Which part of the sentence is the subject? The dog barked loudly.

• barked loudly

• The dog

• loudly

• dog barked

What is the predicate in this sentence? Maria plays the piano.

• plays the piano

• Maria

• piano

• the piano

Identify the subject in this sentence: My brother and I went to the zoo.

• went to the zoo

• My brother and I

• the zoo

• I went

Which part is the predicate? The children are playing in the park.

• The children

• in the park

• are playing in the park

• are playing

Choose the sentence where the subject is underlined:

• The cat ran under the table.

• The cat ran under the table.

• Ran under the table.

• The cat ran under the table.

What is the complete predicate in this sentence? The little girl danced gracefully.

• danced gracefully

• The little girl

• gracefully

• girl danced

Identify the subject: On Sunday, we watched a movie.

• On Sunday

• watched a movie

• a movie

• we

What is the predicate in this sentence? The baby cried loudly.

• The baby

• cried loudly

• baby

• loudly

Which sentence has “The teacher” as the subject?

• The teacher explains the lesson.

• Explains the lesson.

• The teacher explains.

• Both A and C

Find the subject in this sentence: In the morning, the birds sang sweet songs.

• In the morning

• sang sweet songs

• the birds

• sweet songs