Understanding Parts of a Sentence

What is the main difference between a sentence and a phrase?

• A sentence has a complete thought, while a phrase does not.

• A phrase starts with a capital letter, while a sentence does not.

• A phrase contains a subject and predicate, while a sentence does not.

• A sentence ends with a comma, while a phrase ends with a period.

What are the two essential parts of a complete sentence?

• Noun and pronoun

• Subject and object

• Subject and predicate

• Predicate and verb

In the sentence 'The tiger stalks its prey', what is the subject?

• Prey

• Stalks

• Tiger

• The

Which of the following can be a subject in a sentence?

• Only nouns

• Both nouns and pronouns

• Only pronouns

• Only verbs

What does the predicate in a sentence do?

• It replaces the subject.

• It names the subject.

• It ends the sentence.

• It describes the subject or tells what the subject is doing.

In the sentence 'The bird is in the cage', what is the predicate?

• The cage

• Is in the cage

• In the cage

• The bird

Which of the following sentences contains a linking verb in its predicate?

• The dog barks loudly.

• The cat is sleeping.

• The sun shines brightly.

• The children play outside.

In the sentence 'Jane and George ordered pizza for dinner', what is the predicate?

• Jane and George

• Ordered pizza for dinner

• Pizza for dinner

• Ordered pizza

What is the subject in the sentence 'They went to Enchanted Kingdom'?

• Kingdom

• Enchanted Kingdom

• Went

• They

In the sentence 'The dog ate all the snacks', what is the predicate?

• The dog

• Ate all the snacks

• All the snacks

• Ate