Parts of Speech

What is the subject in the following sentence?

"In the story of 1,001 Arabian Nights, Shahrazad uses her wits to stay alive."

• story

• Arabian Nights

• Shahrazad

• wits

What is the predicate verb in the following sentence?

"In the story of 1,001 Arabian Nights, Sharazad used her wits to stay alive."

• story

• used

• stay

• alive

What are two prepositions in the following sentence?

"In the story of 1,001 Arabian Nights, Sharazad used her wits to stay alive."

• In, of

• of, stay

• In, the

• of, her

Tags

CCSS.L.5.1A

What is the subject in the following sentence?

"What story were you going to tell me tonight?" the King asked.

• story

• you

• tonight

• King

What is the predicate verb in the following sentence?

"What story were you going to tell me tonight?" the King asked.

• were

• going

• tell

• asked

What is an adjective in the following sentence?

"What story were you going to tell me this night?" the King asked.

• story

• this

• me

• tell

What is the subject in the following sentence?

"She would have crossed the Nile every day using alligators for stepping stones, rather than betray her husband."

• She

• Nile

• alligators

• husband

What are two adjectives in the following sentence?

"She would have crossed the Nile every day using alligators for stepping stones, rather than betray her husband."

• rather, than

• every, day

• every, stepping

• her, betray

What are the three predicate verbs in the following sentence?

"She would have crossed the Nile every day using alligators for stepping stones, rather than betray her husband."

• would, have, crossed

• crossed, every, day

• crossed, betray, stones

• using, stepping, have

What is the subject in the following sentence?

"Returning to the cave, the bandits instantly knew their secret had not died with Kasim."

• cave

• bandits

• secret

• Kasim