Subject, Predicate, Objects, Complements

Which word is the subject in this sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

• dog

• barked

• loudly

• The

Answer explanation

The subject of a sentence is who or what the sentence is about, which is 'dog' in this case.

Identify the predicate in this sentence: 'The students read their books quietly.'

• The students

• read

• read their books quietly

• quietly

Answer explanation

The predicate includes the verb and all the words that tell what happened in the sentence, which is 'read their books quietly'.

True or False: In the sentence 'The cat chased the mouse,' the word 'mouse' is the object.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The object of a sentence is the entity that is acted upon by the subject, which is 'mouse' in this sentence.

Complete the sentence: The teacher _____ to the class about history.

• talk

• talks

• talked

• talking

Answer explanation

The sentence is in the past tense, so the correct verb form is 'talked'.

Which part of the sentence is the complement: 'Julia is a talented artist.'

• Julia

• is

• a talented artist

• talented

Answer explanation

A complement completes the meaning of the verb, which here is 'a talented artist'.

True or False: In the sentence 'He gave her a gift,' 'her' is the indirect object.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The indirect object is the recipient of the direct object, which is 'her' in this sentence.

What is the complete subject in this sentence: 'The old man with a cane walked slowly.'

• The old man

• The old man with a cane

• walked

• walked slowly

Answer explanation

The complete subject includes all the words that describe who or what the sentence is about, which is 'The old man with a cane'.

Choose the sentence that has a direct object: 'She smiled at the baby.'

• She smiled at the baby.

• She smiled.

• The baby laughed.

• She waved.

Answer explanation

The direct object is the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb, which is 'the baby' in the sentence.

True or False: In the sentence 'Running is fun for many people,' 'is fun' is the predicate.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The predicate tells what the subject does or is like, which is 'is fun' in this sentence.

Complete the sentence: The chef cooked the meal and _____ it to the guests.

• serve

• serves

• served

• serving

Answer explanation

The past tense of serve in this context is 'served', matching the past tense 'cooked'.