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WorksheetsYear 9 Subjects, Objects and Predicates
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which best defines a subject?
The part of a clause that indicates action
The part of a clause that features a noun
The word(s) in a clause to which the finite verb is expressed by
The part of a clause that receives an action
Which best defines the predicate?
The part of a clause containing a finite verb and other elements
The part of a clause that contains a verb
The part of a clause that contains the object
The part of a clause that contains the subject
Which best defines an object?
A person, place, thing or idea that comes after a transitive verb
A person, place, thing or idea that indicates action
A person, place, thing or idea that come before a transitive verb
A person, place, thing or idea featured in a sentence
Which of the following will always be present in a clause/sentence (including when it is implied in an imperative sentence)?
*Note there may be multiple correct responses
Subject
Direct object
Indirect object
Predicate
The subject can be which of the following:
Noun
Pronoun
Noun phrase
Preposition
The finite verb will be expressed by which of the following:
Subject
Direct object
Indirect object
Predicate
The predicate must feature...
The subject
A finite verb
An adjective
An object
Can elements of the predicate be split in a clause/sentence depending on the placement of the subject?
Yes
No
If an object features in a clause/sentence, which type of verb is functioning as the finite verb?
Transitive
Intransitive
Infinitive
Transitional
Identify the subject in the following sentence:
Oliver closed the gate quickly.
closed
the gate
Oliver
quickly
Identify the subject in the following sentence:
It most likely seems unbelievable.
seems
It
unbelievable
most likely
Identify the subject in following sentence:
The old and creepy garden gnome scares me.
gnome
me
scares
The old and creepy garden gnome
Identify the predicate in the following sentence:
Early in the morning and also late at night I like to meditate.
Early in the morning
late at night
Early in the morning and also late at night __ like to meditate
like to meditate
Identify the predicate in the following sentence:
Despite being unfit, Yasmine tries to exercise regularly.
Despite being unfit, ____ tries to exercise regularly.
exercise regularly
Despite being unfit
Yasmine
Identify the object in the following sentence:
All the students in the class listen to music each day.
students
in the class
music
All the students in the class
Identify the direct object in the following sentence:
He gave her the letter.
He
her
the letter
gave
Identify the indirect object in the following sentence:
I paid the government a lot of tax last year.
I
a lot of tax
last year
government
An easy trick to test whether an object is direct or indirect when there are two in a clause/sentence is:
**choose the best option
Swap the subject and object
Swap the order of the objects
See which object can use a preposition before it
See which object can use an adverb before it
There is a fault in the following sentence. Which of the options below would correct the fault?
You and me should meet up with them.
Change ‘you’ to the object pronoun form
Change ‘them’ to the subject pronoun form
Change ‘me’ to the subject pronoun form
Ensure the finite verb is conjugated correctly to the subject
There is a fault in the following sentence. Which of the options below would correct the fault?
Molly and Josh gave it to they.
Change ‘they’ to the object pronoun form
Change ‘they’ to the subject pronoun form
Change ‘it’ to the subject pronoun form
Ensure the finite verb is conjugated correctly to the subject
