Subjects and Predicates

What is a subject in a sentence?

• The subject is the verb in a sentence.

• The subject is the punctuation in a sentence.

• The subject is the adverb in a sentence.

• The subject is the noun or pronoun that is doing the action in the sentence.

What is a predicate in a sentence?

• The predicate in a sentence is the part that contains the noun.

• The predicate in a sentence is the part that contains the adjective.

• The predicate in a sentence is the part that contains the verb.

• The predicate in a sentence is the part that contains the subject.

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

• The bird

• The mouse

• The dog

• The cat

Identify the predicate in the following sentence: 'Sheila is playing the piano.'

• is

• playing the piano

• is playing the piano

• Sheila

Which part of the sentence tells us what the subject is doing or what is being done to the subject?

• predicate

• verb

• subject

• object

Which part of the sentence tells us who or what the sentence is about?

• verb

• object

• adjective

• subject

Identify the subject in the following sentence: 'The flowers in the garden are blooming.'

• The trees

• The birds

• The clouds

• The flowers

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

• The dog

• loudly

• barked

• barked loudly.

What is the subject in the sentence: 'My sister and I went to the park.'?

• My brother and I

• My cousin and I

• My sister and I

• My friend and I

What is the predicate in the sentence: 'The students are studying for the test.'?

• are studying.

• are studying for the test.

• are studying the test.

• students are studying for the test.