Subjects and Predicates 1

What is the proper noun in this sentence:

The St. Louis Zoo is a great place to visit.

• zoo

• St. Louis Zoo

• place

• visit

Which is these is the complete subject of this sentence:

The circus seals perform daily.

• perform daily

• the circus seals

• seals

• perform

Which of these is the simple subject of this sentence:

The people in the arena cheered.

• people

• arena

• cheered

Which of these is the simple subject of this sentence:

A trained juggler entertained us.

• trained

• juggler

• entertained

• us

Which of these is the complete subject of the sentence:

The furry baby bear jumped out of his basket.

• bear

• jumped out of his basket

• the furry baby bear

• jumped

What is the main verb in this sentence?

Did you know the ancient Greeks wrote many plays?

• you

• Greeks

• wrote

• plays

What is the verb in this sentence:

The history of Greece goes back for thousands of years.

• history

• goes

• back

• years

What is the verb in this sentence?

The earliest record shows the beginning of Greece in 776 BC.

• record

• shows

• beginning

• Greece

What is the verb in this sentence?

The Greek civilization came to its climax in 450 BC.

• Greek

• civilization

• came

• climax

What is the verb in this sentence:

The expanding Roman Empire overshadowed Greece.

• expanding

• overshadowed