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Subjects, Verbs, and Predicates

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What word in the following sentence is the verb?:
Roger served 25 aces in that tennis match. 
a)
Served
b)
Roger
c)
Aces
d)
Match
2.
What is the predicate in the following sentence?:
Mandy and Jane sang as loudly as they could. 
a)
Mandy and Jane
b)
sang
c)
loudly
d)
sang as loudly as they could
3.
What is the action verb in the following sentence?: 
Mrs. Huenemann may sing every day. 
a)
may 
b)
sing
c)
day
d)
every
4.
What are the nouns in the following sentence?:
The students flipped on the bars as the monkeys watched. 
a)
students, bars, watched
b)
flipped
c)
monkeys
d)
students, bars, monkeys
5.
Which word should be capitalized in the following sentence?:
henry went to school with his best friend today.  
a)
henry
b)
school
c)
friend
d)
today
6.
What is the subject in the following sentence?:
Seven cats meowed at the fish in the coy pond.  
a)
seven
b)
cats
c)
seven cats
d)
coy pond
7.
What is the subject in the following sentence?:
Lorrie and Mark argued about what Legend of Zelda character is the best. 
a)
Lorrie
b)
Mark
c)
Legend of Zelda
d)
Lorrie and Mark
8.
What is the predicate of the following sentence?:
Jenny stole the doughnut. 
a)
Jenny 
b)
stole 
c)
doughnut
d)
stole the doughnut
9.
What are the nouns in the following sentence?:
My dog takes over the bed and steals the blanket. 
a)
dog, bed, blanket
b)
bed, takes
c)
My dog
d)
takes, steals
10.
What is the subject of the following sentence?:
The birds flew high above the top of the building. 
a)
birds
b)
building
c)
flew
d)
flew high above
11.
What is the verb in the following sentence?:
Herman sells his crafts at shows across the country. 
a)
Herman
b)
sells
c)
shows
d)
country
12.

The subject of a sentence is:

a)

Who or what the sentence is about

b)

The action taking place in the sentence

c)

The descriptions about the nouns

13.

The verb in a sentence is:

a)

Who or what is doing the action

b)

The action part of a sentence

14.

What do we call everything in the sentence EXCEPT the subject?

a)

The predicate

b)

The verb

c)

The compound

15.

Finish this sentence: A sentence is a group...

a)

of words that expresses a complete thought.

b)

of words that does not express a complete thought.

c)

of subjects that have one predicate.

d)

None of the above

16.

A sentence has two parts, what are they?

a)

Subject and Noun

b)

Subject and Predicate

c)

Predicate and Verb

d)

None of the above

17.

What is the predicate of this sentence: Pugsley ran to the tree.

a)

tree

b)

Pugsley

c)

Buddy

d)

ran to the tree

18.

What is the subject of this sentence: Pugsley ran to the tree.

a)

tree

b)

Pugsley

c)

Buddy

d)

ran to the tree

19.

What is the predicate of this sentence: Buddy ran to the fence.

a)

fence

b)

ran to the fence

c)

Pugsley

d)

Buddy

20.

What is the subject of this sentence: Buddy ran to the fence.

a)

fence

b)

ran to the fence

c)

Pugsley

d)

Buddy

21.

What is the predicate of this sentence: My cat played with straws.

a)

cat

b)

My cat

c)

played

d)

Played with straws.

22.

What is the subject of this sentence: My cat played with straws.

a)

cat

b)

My cat

c)

played

d)

Played with straws.

23.

Identify the simple subject in the sentence.


The brown horse appeared at the starting line.

a)

brown

b)

horse

c)

appeared

d)

line

24.

Identify the simple predicate in the sentence.


Pedro finished all of his math homework this afternoon.

a)

Pedro

b)

homework

c)

finished

d)

math

25.

Identify the simple subject in the sentence.


I believe I was chosen as Student of the Month!

a)

I

b)

was

c)

Student

d)

believe

26.

Choose the simple subject in the sentence.


My writing notebook is full of stories.

a)

stories

b)

notebook

c)

my

d)

is

27.

Identify the complete predicate in the sentence.


The bank will keep a record of your work.

a)

will keep a record of your work.

b)

The bank

c)

will keep

d)

record of your work.

28.

Identify the complete predicate of the sentence.


The game began as the referee blew the whistle.

a)

The game began as the referee

b)

began as the referee blew the whistle.

c)

referee blew the whistle

d)

The game

29.

Identify the complete predicate in the sentence.


My friend Jessie is going to come over to my house today.

a)

Jessie is is going to come over to my house today.

b)

My friend Jessie

c)

to my house today

d)

is going to come over to my house today.

30.

Choose the complete subject in the sentence.


Her mother spilled water all over the new couch.

a)

spilled water all over the new couch.

b)

all over

c)

spilled water

d)

Her mother

31.
What part is the subject of this sentence?
The cat ran away.
a)
The cat
b)
ran away
32.
What is the predicate of this sentence?
Friday is the best day of the week.
a)
Friday
b)
is the best day of the week
33.
What is the subject of this sentence?
The turtle is swimming in the ocean.
a)
The turtle
b)
is swimming in the ocean
34.
What is the verb in the sentence below?
The playground had two new slides
a)
The
b)
playground
c)
had
d)
two new slides
35.
What is the verb in the sentence below?
Last night, we went to the basketball game.
a)
night
b)
we
c)
went
d)
to
36.
True of False:
The subject of the sentence below is in blue.
Santa Claus lives at the North Pole.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
What is the PREDICATE in this sentence?
My brother and sister are in the musical.
a)
My brother and sister
b)
musical
c)
are in the musical
d)
are
38.
What is the PREDICATE in this sentence?
The boy ran quickly
a)
ran quickly
b)
ran
c)
boy ran quickly
d)
quickly
39.
What is the SUBJECT in this sentence?
Hudson is learning how to walk.
a)
Hudson
b)
is learning how to walk.
c)
walk.
d)
Hudson is learning
40.
what is the subject?
You have a social studies quiz tomorrow.
a)
you
b)
have
c)
social studies