Exploring Simple Subjects in Grammar

What is the complete subject in the sentence 'Three big kids raced across the lawn'?

• Three big kids

• Three

• Kids

• Raced across the lawn

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'Simone's youngest sister is very good at gymnastics', what is the simple subject?

• Gymnastics

• Sister

• Youngest

• Simone

When a proper noun is used as the subject, what constitutes the simple subject?

• Only the first name

• Only the last name

• All parts of the name

• None of the above

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identify the simple subject in the sentence 'George Washington was our first president'.

• George Washington

• President

• George

• Washington

In the sentence 'My cat Tinnie the skinny likes to play with the toy mouse', what is the simple subject?

• Play

• Tinnie the skinny

• My cat

• Toy mouse

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I