Subject and Predicate Practice

Which one answers who or what is doing something?

• predicate

• subject

Which one answers what someone is doing or gives further detail?

• subject

• predicate

Identify the complete subject in the following sentence: My best friend hates slithery snakes.

• hates slithery snakes

• my best friend

• best friend

• friend

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: My best friend hates slithery snakes.

• my best friend

• hates

• snakes

• friend

Identify the complete predicate in the following sentence: Some snakes are poisonous.

• Some snakes

• snakes

• are

• are poisonous

Identify the simple predicate in the following sentence: Some snakes are poisonous.

• are poisonous

• are

• some

• some snakes

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: Glands in the snake's head may produce poisonous venom.

• snake's

• head

• glands

• glands in the snake's head

Identify the complete subject in the following sentence: Glands in the snake's head may produce poisonous venom.

• may produce dangerous venom

• may produce

• glands

• glands in the snake's head

Identify the simple predicate in the following sentence: Glands in the snake's head may produce dangerous venom.

• dangerous venom

• venom

• may produce

• may produce dangerous venom

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: Special fangs inject poison into the victim.

• special fangs

• fangs

• inject poison into the victim

• victim