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Subjects, Predicates, and Compound Sentences

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of the sentence tells who or what is doing something, or who or what the sentence is about?

a)

Subject

b)

Predicate

2.

Which part of the sentence tells what someone/something is doing or being?

a)

Subject

b)

Predicate

3.

A _____ is ALWAYS in the subject.

a)

Noun or pronoun

b)

Noun or verb

c)

Verb or pronoun

4.

The _____ is ALWAYS in the predicate, and it is usually the first word.

a)

Noun

b)

Pronoun

c)

Verb

5.

What is the SIMPLE SUBJECT?


The author of the Harry Potter books is J. K. Rowling.

a)

author

b)

Harry Potter

c)

is

d)

J. K. Rowling

6.

What is the COMPLETE SUBJECT?


The blue whale dove to the bottom of the ocean.

a)

blue

b)

The blue whale

c)

dove to the bottom of the ocean

d)

of the ocean

7.

What is the COMPLETE SUBJECT?


A swarm of bees was buzzing around the hive.

a)

A swarm of bees

b)

was buzzing

c)

was buzzing around the hive

d)

hive

8.

What is the SIMPLE PREDICATE?


Emma, Tyrone, and Javier built a treehouse last summer.

a)

Emma, Tyrone, and Javier

b)

summer

c)

treehouse

d)

built

9.

What is the COMPLETE PREDICATE?


The scary movie gave the little boy nightmares.

a)

The scary movie

b)

the little boy

c)

gave the little boy nightmares

d)

nightmares

10.

What is the COMPLETE PREDICATE?


The dinosaur exhibit at the museum was interesting.

a)

exhibit

b)

museum

c)

The dinosaur exhibit at the museum

d)

was interesting

11.

What are conjunctions?

a)

A word that shows action or being

b)

A person, place, or thing

c)

A word that connects 2 ideas together

d)

Another word for a comma

12.

What is FANBOYS?

a)

A way to remember the 7 coordinating conjunctions

b)

A music group that was popular in the 1990s

c)

A way to remember the 7 punctuation marks

d)

A sentence that has 2 independent clauses joined by a conjunction.

13.

What does FANBOYS stand for?

a)

for, after, no, by, on, yes, so

b)

first, and, next, but, only, yes, so

c)

for, and, nor, but, or, yet, so

d)

first, also, nor, because, or, yet, sometimes

14.

Find the coordinating conjunction in this sentence:


My little sister is annoying, but I love her very much.

a)

but

b)

is

c)

her

d)

very

15.

Find the coordinating conjunction in this sentence:


I can't go to the party this weekend, for I got grounded.

a)

got

b)

to

c)

the

d)

for

16.

Find the coordinating conjunction in this sentence:


Sarah crossed the finish line first, so she won the race.

a)

the

b)

first

c)

so

d)

she

17.

Find the coordinating conjunction in this sentence:


My dad is at work, and my mom is at the grocery store.

a)

my

b)

is

c)

at

d)

and

18.

Which compound sentence is written correctly?

a)

I had to give my dog a bath, he was covered in mud.

b)

I had to give my dog a bath, for he was covered in mud.

c)

I had to give my dog a bath for he was covered in mud.

d)

I had to give my dog a bath for, he was covered in mud.

19.

Which compound sentence is written correctly?

a)

My brother was on the computer all night, so I couldn't finish my homework.

b)

My brother was on the computer all night so I couldn't finish my homework.

c)

My brother was on the computer all night so, I couldn't finish my homework.

d)

My brother was on the computer all night, I couldn't finish my homework.

20.

Which compound sentence is written correctly?

a)

My best friend lives near the school, but I live near the park.

b)

My best friend lives near the school but I live near the park.

c)

My best friend lives near the school but, I live near the park.

d)

My best friend lives near the school I live near the park.