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Parts of a Sentence

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define subject.

a)

what is said about the subject.

b)

a person, place, or thing.

c)

who or what the sentence is about.

2.

Define predicate.

a)

What is said about the subject. Includes the verb.

b)

a person, place, thing or idea.

c)

a group of words that look like a sentence.

3.
Find the subject: John looked out of the window to check the sky. 
a)
John
b)
John looked
c)
John looked out
4.
Find the predicate: My friends are taking guitar lessons. 
a)
guitar lessons.
b)
are 
c)
are taking guitar lessons. 
5.

Read the sentence below and choose the subject of the sentence.


The wolf howled through the night.

a)

The wolf

b)

howled through the night

6.

Read the sentence below and choose the predicate of the sentence.


The wolf howled through the night.

a)

The wolf

b)

howled through the night

7.

Read the sentence below and choose the subject of the sentence.


Jerry bought us a pizza for dinner.

a)

Jerry

b)

bought us a pizza for dinner

8.

Read the sentence below and choose the predicate of the sentence.


Jerry bought us a pizza for dinner.

a)

Jerry

b)

bought us a pizza for dinner

9.

Read the sentence fragment below. Think about what it's missing and choose the best option that needs to be added to fix it.


went to the zoo last week.

a)

and ate pizza

b)

saw all the animals

c)

The 4th graders

d)

drove on the bus

10.
Phrases are a group of related words that do not have both a subject and verb. They do not express a complete thought and are used as different parts of speech (prepositions, verb phrases, appositives, etc.)
a)
True
b)
False
11.
Clauses have a subject AND verb and can be broken down into:
1. Independent Clauses
2. Dependent/Subordinate Clauses
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Independent clauses express a complete thought and can stand alone as a sentence.
a)
True
b)
False
13.

Dependent/Subordinate clauses do not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone as a sentence. If you read it, you will find that you need more information (so what? who cares?).

a)

True

b)

False

14.
Read the following group of words and identify it as a phrase, independent clause, or dependent/subordinate clause.

After the concert
a)
Phrase
b)
Independent Clause
c)
Dependent/Subordinate Clause
15.
Read the following group of words and identify it as a phrase, independent clause, or dependent/subordinate clause.

The mascot jumped through a flaming hoop
a)
Phrase
b)
Independent Clause
c)
Dependent/Subordinate Clause
16.
Read the following group of words and identify it as a phrase, independent clause, or dependent/subordinate clause.

Following the field trip 
a)
Phrase
b)
Independent Clause
c)
Dependent/Subordinate Clause
17.
Read the following group of words and identify it as a phrase, independent clause, or dependent/subordinate clause.

Because it rained yesterday
a)
Phrase
b)
Independent Clause
c)
Dependent/Subordinate Clause
18.
Read the following group of words and identify it as a phrase, independent clause, or dependent/subordinate clause.

Monday is the worst day of the week
a)
Phrase
b)
Independent Clause
c)
Dependent/Subordinate Clause
19.

Read the following sentence carefully and identify the part in red as a phrase, independent clause, or subordinate/dependent clause.


Although math makes me nervous, I did well on my test.

a)

Phrase

b)

Independent Clause

c)

Dependent/Subordinate Clause

20.

Read the following sentence carefully and identify the part in red as a phrase, independent clause, or subordinate/dependent clause.


The dog ran through the gate to get to the mailman.

a)

Phrase

b)

Independent Clause

c)

Dependent/Subordinate Clause