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Subject, Predicate, Simple Sentences, Compound Sentences

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the subject in this sentence: My dog barked loudly.

a)

barked

b)

loudly

c)

My dog

d)

barked loudly

2.

What is the predicate in this sentence: The children learned to play soccer.

a)

learned to play soccer

b)

The children

c)

soccer

d)

play

3.

What is the predicate in this sentence: The kids are running around.

a)

running

b)

The kids

c)

around

d)

are running around.

4.

A subject is:

a)

what the subject says or does

b)

i don’t know

c)
d)

Who or what the sentence is about.

5.

A predicate is

a)

I still don’t know

b)
c)

What the subject says or does.

d)

Who or what the subject is about.

6.
What is true of all predicates?
a)
They all contain verbs
b)
They all contain nouns
c)
They all contain adjectives
d)
They all contain adverbs
7.
Which of the following sentences is incomplete due to a lack of a subject?
a)
Takes the ball and goes home.
b)
It's Moby's fault.
c)
We'll go after the light turns green.
d)
Tim runs.
8.
The princess walked into the factory and slipped.
What is the predicate of the sentence?
a)
walked into the factory
b)
the princess
c)
walked into the factory and slipped
d)
and slipped
9.
Even though she was tired, Ms. Preddy continued to work hard at school.
What is the predicate of the sentence?
a)
tired
b)
school
c)
she
d)
Ms. Preddy
10.
what is the subject?
Mom baked me a cake today.
a)
mom
b)
baked
c)
cake
11.
what is the subject?
You have a social studies quiz tomorrow.
a)
you
b)
have
c)
social studies
12.
What is the simple predicate?
Joe is sad about the cute girl.
a)
Joe
b)
is
c)
sad
13.
What is the predicate of this sentence?: The pilot flew the airplane to Hawaii?
a)
flew the airplane
b)
to Hawaii
c)
The pilot
14.
What is the predicate of this sentence?: The little puppy barked all night long downstairs. 
a)
The little puppy
b)
downstairs
c)
barked all night long
15.
What is the subject of this sentence?: The space alien landed the UFO on Mars. 
a)
landed the UFO
b)
The space alien
c)
on Mars
16.

What's the Subject? Select TWO!

Both history and math require a textbook and a computer.

a)

history

b)

math

c)

textbook

d)

computer

17.

What's the Verb? Select TWO.

That store both buys and sells books.

a)

store

b)

buys

c)

sells

d)

books

18.

What's the Subject? Select ONE.

I can laugh or cry at a good movie.

a)

I

b)

can laugh

c)

cry

d)

movie

19.

David did not expect a victory, but he flashed a victory sign anyway.

a)

Simple sentence

b)

Compound sentence

20.

The phone is ringing, so I must go answer it.

a)

Simple sentence

b)

Compound sentence

21.

Eisenhower was born in Texas, but he soon moved to Kansas.

a)

Simple sentence

b)

Compound sentence

22.

Mark spoke first.

a)

Simple sentence

b)

Compound sentence

23.

You should dig slowly and carefully.

a)

Simple sentence

b)

Compound sentence

24.

A simple sentence is

a)

a basic sentence

b)

a sentence with one thought, on e subject and one predicate

c)

two sentences that are joined by a comma and a conjunction

d)

two complete sentences

25.

A compound sentence is

a)

a sentence with one thought, one subject and one predicate

b)

two sentences with a comma between them

c)

two sentences connected by a comma and a conjunction

26.

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

27.

What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence?

Snorlax swam the English Channel. He was very tired.

a)

Snorlax swam the English Channel he was very tired.

b)

Snorlax swam the English Channel, he was very tired.

c)

Snorlax swam the English Channel so, he was very tired.

d)

Snorlax swam the English Channel, so he was very tired.

28.

What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence?


Dr. Jekyll loves cats. Mr. Hyde loves dogs.

a)

Dr. Jekyll loves cats. Mr. Hyde loves dogs.

b)

Dr. Jekyll loves, but cats Mr. Hyde loves dogs.

c)

Dr. Jekyll loves cats, but Mr. Hyde loves dogs.

d)

Dr. Jekyll loves cats Mr. Hyde loves dogs.

29.

What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence?


Wishbone wanted to take a nap. He was too busy reading.

a)

Wishbone wanted too take a nap. He was too busy reading.

b)

Wishbone wanted to take a nap, but he was too busy reading.

c)

Wishbone wanted to take a nap, he was too busy reading.

d)

Wishbone wanted to take a nap, but too busy reading he was.

30.

What is the correct way to combine the following two simple sentences into a compound sentence?


Xena the Warrior Princess bravely fought a hydra. She was victorious.

a)

Xena the Warrior Princess. Bravely fought a hydra she was victorious.

b)

Xena the Warrior Princess bravely fought a hydra, and she was victorious.

c)

Xena the Warrior Princess she bravely fought a hydra, and she was victorious.

d)

Xena the Warrior Princess victorious bravely fought a hydra she was.

31.
What kind of words connect compound sentences?
a)
For
And
But
Or
Yet
So
b)
because
since
if
although
c)
can
should
could
would
d)
Mrs. Deal
Mrs. Copple
Miss Murano
Ms. McKenzie
Mrs. Boggus
32.

Which of these is a compound sentence?

a)

The storm came, and it went.

b)

Pugsley ran to the fence.

c)

Obi got into the garbage.

d)

After getting into the garbage, Obi got sick and threw up.

33.

Which of these is a compound sentence?

a)

My cat played with straws.

b)

After walking to the park, I sat on the swings.

c)

Pugsley and Buddy watched as Obi got into the garbage.

d)

I walked to the bathroom, and Taylor ran to the bathroom.

34.

What correction should be made to the following compound sentence?


The Hanson Brothers only had one popular song but they are still the best band ever!

a)

Change the exclamation point to a question mark

b)

Add a comma after but

c)

Add a comma after song

d)

Change Hanson Brothers to Metallica

35.

Select the compound sentence.

a)

Thanos is a big, scary, purple monster thing with a shiny gauntlet.

b)

When Thanos snaps his finger, people disappear.

c)

Thanos fights battles against Captain America and Iron Man.

d)

I have never met Thanos, but I don't think I want to.