Simple Subject & Predicate

What is the simple subject of the following sentence?

The owner of the bicycle shop smiled.

• owner

• bicycle

• shop

• smiled

What is the simple predicate of the following sentence?

Customers were filling the shop.

• Customers

• were filling

• filling

• shop

What is the simple predicate of the following sentence?

A tall blond girl had been studying one bicycle.

• A tall blond girl

• studying

• bicycle

• had been studying

What is the simple subject of the following sentence?

It was standing in front of the other bicycles.

• bicycles

• was standing

• it

• standing

What is the simple subject of the following sentence?

A shiny silver bell hung from its handlebars.

• shiny

• bell

• hung

• handlebars

What is the simple predicate of the following sentence?

Tanelia's sister was buying some reflectors.

• Tanelia's sister

• sister

• reflectors

• was buying

What is the simple subject of the following sentence?

Uncle John examined a mountain bike.

• examined

• Uncle John

• mountain

• bike

What is the simple predicate of the following sentence?

A boy has bought a book on bicycle repair.

• boy

• has bought

• book

• repair

What is the simple predicate of the following sentence?

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

• he

• wants

• bicycle

• riders

What is the simple predicate of the following sentence?

Crowds of curious customers have been staring at the unicycle.

• crowds

• curious

• unicycle

• have been staring