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Subjects & Predicates

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the subject of a sentence?
a)
the verb
b)
the action in the sentence
c)
tells who or what the sentence is about
2.
What is the predicate of a sentence?
a)
Who the sentence is about?
b)
tells what the subject is or does
3.
What is the complete predicate of this sentence?
Friday is the best day of the week.
a)
Friday
b)
is the best day of the week
c)
is
d)
of the week
4.
Which is the  complete subject of this sentence?
The turtle is swimming in the ocean.
a)
The turtle
b)
is swimming in the ocean
5.
True or False:  The complete subject is in red and the complete predicate is in blue?
My mom drove us to Chuck E. Cheese's.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What is the complete predicate of this sentence?
The class studied slavery in social studies.
a)
class
b)
The class
c)
studied slavery in social studies
d)
studied
7.
What is the complete subject in the sentence?
The music class attended the opera.
a)
music
b)
The music class
c)
attended the opera
d)
attended
8.
True of False:
The complete subject of the sentence below is in blue.
Santa Claus lives at the North Pole.
a)
True
b)
False
9.

Identify the complete predicate below.

After school we are going to Dairy Queen for ice cream.

a)

After School

b)

are going

c)

are going to Dairy Queen for ice cream

d)

for ice cream

10.
Find the complete subject: My students could not wait to get home after school. 
a)
could not wait
b)
My students  
c)
home after school
11.
What is the complete subject?
The crying baby was hungry.
a)
The crying
b)
baby 
c)
The crying baby
d)
was hungry. 
12.
What is the complete subject?
Judy and Maggie ran through the cornfields. 
a)
Judy
b)
Judy and Maggie
c)
ran 
d)
ran through the cornfields. 
13.
What is the complete subject?
My family's vacation was to Disney World.
a)
Disney World
b)
family's vacation
c)
was to Disney World
d)
My family's vacation
14.
What is the complete predicate?
Most rocks are made of more than one mineral. 
a)
Most rocks
b)
are made of more than one mineral.
c)
Most rocks are made
d)
None of the above. 
15.
What is the complete predicate?
I hope we have a great weekend!
a)
hope
b)
c)
hope we have a great weekend
d)
None of the above
16.
What is the complete predicate?
The apple orchard allowed us to gather apples. 
a)
The apple orchard
b)
gather
c)
allowed us to gather apples
d)
apple orchard allowed
17.
What is the complete subject in the following sentence?
The warm weather surprised us.
a)
Weather
b)
The warm weather
c)
surprised
d)
surprised us
18.

What is the simple subject of the following sentence:

The owner of the bicycle shop smiled.

a)

owner

b)

bicycle

c)

shop

d)

smiled

19.

Find the simple predicate:

Customers were filling the shop.

a)

Customers

b)

were filling

c)

filling

d)

shop

20.

Find the simple predicate:

A tall blond girl had been studying one bicycle.

a)

A tall blond girl

b)

studying

c)

bicycle

d)

had been studying

21.

Find the simple subject:

It was standing in front of the other bicycles.

a)

bicycles

b)

was standing

c)

it

d)

standing

22.

Find the simple subject:

It was standing in front of the other bicycles.

a)

bicycles

b)

was standing

c)

it

d)

standing

23.

Find the simple subject:

A shiny silver bell hung from its handlebars.

a)

shiny

b)

bell

c)

hung

d)

handlebars

24.

Find the simple predicate:

Julie's sister was buying some reflectors.

a)

Julie's sister

b)

sister

c)

reflectors

d)

was buying

25.

Find the simple subject:

Uncle Bert examined a mountain bike.

a)

examined

b)

Uncle Bert

c)

mountain

d)

bike

26.

Find the simple predicate:

A boy has bought a book on bicycle repair.

a)

boy

b)

has bought

c)

book

d)

repair

27.

Find the simple predicate:

He wants a bicycle with seats and pedals for two riders.

a)

he

b)

wants

c)

bicycle

d)

riders

28.

Find the simple predicate:

Crowds of curious customers have been staring at the unicycle.

a)

crowds

b)

curious

c)

unicycle

d)

have been staring

29.

What is the simple subject and verb? My friend grilled steaks and served them with baked potatoes.

a)

steak and potatoes, grilled

b)

friend , grilled / potatoes, baked

c)

friend, grilled/ steak and potatoes baked

d)

friend/ grilled and served

30.

What are the simple subjects and predicates? Either Sean or I will cut the coupons from the newspaper.

a)

Either Sean or I, cut

b)

Sean, I /will cut

c)

Sean, I / cut

d)

Sean, I, coupons, newspaper, will cut

31.

What 6 words make up the subject? The rugged cowboy and his dog ventured into the ravine together.

a)

Rugged cowboy and his dog ventured

b)

rugged cowboy, his dog/ ventured

c)

ventured into the ravine

d)

The rugged cowboy and his dog

32.

What is the complete predicate? Can you and Izzie believe that incredible story?

a)

can believe that incredible story

b)

can you and Izzie believe

c)

believe that incredible story

d)

you and Izzie can believe

33.

What are the simple subject and simple predicate? Paper lanterns and stringed lights make excellent party decorations.

a)

paper lanterns and stringed lights, make

b)

make excellent party decorations

c)

lanterns and lights, make

d)

paper lanterns, stringed lights, party decorations, make

34.

What is the compound predicate (simple)? The plumber shut off the water and cleared the clog from the pipes.

a)

The plumber shut off the water

b)

shut and cleared

c)

shut off the water and cleared the clog

d)

shut off the water and cleared the clog from the pipes

35.

What are all the words that make up the complete predicate? Kirk studied Swahili during his senior year of high school but forgot most of it .

a)

studied Swahili during his senior year of high school but forgot most of it

b)

Kirk

c)

studied and forgot

d)

There is no predicate.

36.

What are all the words that make up the complete subject? Kirk studied Swahili during his senior year of high school but forgot most of it.

a)

Kirk, it

b)

Kirk, Swahili, senior year, high school

c)

Kirk

d)

Kirk, studied

37.

What is the complete predicate? During the spring, mustard greens and dandelions grow abundantly in the woods behind my house.

a)

grow

b)

grow abundantly in the woods behind my house

c)

during the spring, mustard greens and dandelions

d)

During the spring, grow abundantly in the woods behind my house

38.

What are the simple subject and simple predicate? Kelsey and Kelvin searched the attic but could not find then missing object.

a)

Kelsey, Kelvin/ searched, could find

b)

Kelsey, Kelvin/ searched, could not find

c)

Kelsey, Kelvin, attic/ searched but could not find

d)

Kelsey, Kelvin/ searched, find

39.

What are the simple subject and simple predicate? Are the pictures for the frame and the decorations for the project are stored in the closet>

a)

pictures for the frame and decorations for the project/ are stored

b)

pictures and decorations, stored

c)

pictures, frames, decorations, project/ stored

d)

pictures, decorations/ are stored

40.

What is the simple subject? There are many museums in the city.

a)

There

b)

many

c)

museums

d)

city

41.

What is the simple subject? Will we visit any of them?

a)

Will

b)

visit

c)

we

d)

them

42.

What is the simple subject? Here is the new science museum.

a)

new

b)

science

c)

Here

d)

museum

43.

What is the simple subject? Look at the schedule for the time.

a)

time

b)

Look

c)

schedule

d)

You

44.

What is the simple subject? Around the corner came a huge robot.

a)

corner

b)

Around

c)

huge

d)

robot

45.

What is the simple subject? Here is an exhibit on space travel.

a)

exhibit

b)

space

c)

travel

d)

Here

46.
Please go close the door. 
a)
Declarative
b)
Imperative
c)
Interrogative
d)
Exclamatory
47.
Why are you crying?
a)
Declarative
b)
Imperative
c)
Interrogative
d)
Exclamatory
48.
I like ice cream.
a)
Declarative
b)
Imperative
c)
Interrogative
d)
Exclamatory
49.
Wow! You did a great job!
a)
Declarative
b)
Imperative
c)
Interrogative
d)
Exclamatory
50.
Give your homework to the teacher.
a)
Declarative
b)
Imperative
c)
Interrogative
d)
Exclamatory