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Subject vs Predicate

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define subject?

a)

the action taking place

b)

who or what the sentence is about.

2.

Define predicate.

a)

the action or verb portion of the sentence

b)

a person, place, thing or idea.

c)

a group of words that look like a sentence.

3.

The cow ran quickly through the barn doors. What is the subject of this sentence?

a)

cow

b)

barn

c)

quickly

d)

doors

4.

After the movie, Mrs. Shattuck ate thirteen tacos.

What is the subject of the sentence?

a)

After the movie

b)

Mrs. Shattuck

c)

ate six tacos

d)

tacos

5.

What is the simple subject of the following sentence:

The owner of the bicycle shop smiled.

a)

owner

b)

bicycle

c)

shop

d)

smiled

6.

Find the simple predicate:

Customers were filling the shop.

a)

Customers

b)

were filling

c)

filling

d)

shop

7.

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

8.

Find the simple subject:

It was standing in front of the other bicycles.

a)

bicycles

b)

was standing

c)

it

d)

standing

9.

Find the simple subject:

A shiny silver bell hung from its handlebars.

a)

shiny

b)

bell

c)

hung

d)

handlebars

10.

Find the simple predicate:

Julie's sister was buying some reflectors.

a)

Julie's sister

b)

sister

c)

reflectors

d)

was buying

11.

Find the simple subject:

Uncle Bert examined a mountain bike.

a)

examined

b)

Uncle Bert

c)

mountain

d)

bike

12.

Find the simple predicate:

A boy has bought a book on bicycle repair.

a)

boy

b)

has bought

c)

book

d)

repair

13.

Find the simple predicate:

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

a)

he

b)

wants

c)

bicycle

d)

riders

14.

Find the simple predicate:

Crowds of curious customers have been staring at the unicycle.

a)

crowds

b)

curious

c)

unicycle

d)

have been staring

15.
The brown horse trotted to the barn.
a)
complete subject
b)
complete predicate
c)
simple subject
d)
simple predicate
16.
Three mice ran across the floor.
a)
complete subject
b)
complete predicate
c)
simple subject
d)
simple predicate
17.
Find the subject: John looked out of the window to check the sky. 
a)
John
b)
John looked
c)
John looked out
18.
Find the predicate: My friends are taking guitar lessons. 
a)
guitar lessons.
b)
are 
c)
are taking guitar lessons. 
19.

Stella's car broke down two blocks from her house.


What is the complete subject?

a)

Stella's

b)

Stella's car

c)

blocks

d)

two blocks

20.

The airplane model took three hours to build.


What is the complete subject?

a)

airplane

b)

The airplane model

c)

hours

d)

three hours

21.

Many people strolled in the park last Saturday afternoon.


What is the simple predicate?

a)

strolled

b)

strolled in the park

c)

last Saturday afternoon

d)

Many people

22.

Mr. Allen's family went to New York and Canada for Christmas last year.


What is the simple subject?

a)

Mr. Allen

b)

Mr. Allen's family

c)

family

d)

Christmas

23.
Find the predicate: Ana could not wait to get home after seventh period. 
a)
could not wait
b)
could not wait to get home after seventh period.  
c)
could not
24.
ran far away
a)
Subject
b)
Predicate
25.
My fat cat
a)
Subject
b)
Predicate
26.
cried when she fell down
a)
Complete Sentence
b)
Fragment
27.
My neighbor yelled at my dog.
a)
Complete Sentence
b)
Fragment
28.
was on the floor
a)
Complete Sentence
b)
Fragment
29.
You wrote a great sentence!
a)
Complete Sentence
b)
Fragment
30.
What is the complete predicate?
Sam wrote a letter to her brother in college. 
a)
wrote
b)
wrote a letter
c)
to her brother
d)
wrote a letter to her brother in college
31.
What is the complete subject? 
The crazy clown ran rampant through the streets. 
a)
ran
b)
The crazy clown
c)
clown
d)
streets 
32.
Identify the sentence that correctly splits the complete subject and complete predicate.
 
a)
The mountains looked/ much smaller in the distance. 
b)
The mountains looked much smaller /in the distance. 
c)
The mountains/ looked much smaller in the distance. 
d)
The/ mountains looked much smaller in the distance. 
33.
Identify the sentence that splits the complete subject and complete predicate correctly. 
a)
The boys/ and the girls laughed and ran through the hallways. 
b)
The boys and the girls laughed/ and ran through the hallways. 
c)
The boys and the girls/ laughed and ran through the hallways. 
d)
The boys and the girls laughed and ran through the hallways.
34.
Identify the sentence that splits the complete subject and complete predicate correctly. 
a)
Timmy, a seventh grader, / will be tutoring a group of fourth graders. 
b)
Timmy,/ a seventh grader, will be tutoring a group of fourth graders. 
c)
Timmy, a seventh / grader, will be / tutoring a group of fourth graders. 
d)
Timmy, a seventh grader, will be tutoring / a group of fourth graders.