Subjects and Predicates Quiz

What is a subject in a sentence?

• The subject is the noun or pronoun that performs the action or is being described in the sentence.

• The subject is the adverb in a sentence.

• The subject is the object in a sentence.

• The subject is the verb in a sentence.

What is a predicate in a sentence?

• The predicate in a sentence is the part of the sentence that contains the noun and provides information about the subject.

• The predicate in a sentence is the part of the sentence that contains the adjective and provides information about the subject.

• The predicate in a sentence is the part of the sentence that contains the conjunction and provides information about the subject.

• The predicate in a sentence is the part of the sentence that contains the verb and provides information about the subject.

Identify the subject in the following sentence: 'The cat is sleeping.'

• The bird.

• The dog.

• The fish.

• The cat

Identify the predicate in the following sentence: 'Sheila and Tom went to the park.'

• went

• the park

• Sheila and Tom

• went to the park

What is a simple subject?

• The main noun or pronoun that the sentence is about.

• The verb in the sentence.

• The object of the sentence.

• The adverb in the sentence.

What is a simple predicate?

• The subject of a sentence

• The adjective in a sentence

• The object of a sentence

• The main verb or verb phrase in a sentence that tells what the subject is doing or being.

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: 'The red car drove quickly.'

• quickly

• red

• car

• drove

Identify the simple predicate in the following sentence: 'The dog barked loudly.'

• barked

• barked loudly

• loudly

• The dog

What is a compound subject?

• A compound subject is a subject that consists of a noun and an adjective.

• A compound subject is a subject that consists of two or more verbs joined by a conjunction.

• A compound subject is a subject that consists of a noun and a verb.

• A compound subject is a subject that consists of two or more nouns or pronouns joined by a conjunction.

What is a compound predicate?

• A compound predicate is a type of predicate that consists of two or more adjectives that modify the same subject.

• A compound predicate is a type of predicate that consists of two or more subjects connected by a coordinating conjunction.

• A compound predicate is a type of predicate that consists of two or more verbs or verb phrases that share the same subject and are connected by a coordinating conjunction.

• A compound predicate is a type of predicate that consists of two or more nouns that share the same subject.