Subjects and Predicates

What is a simple subject?

• The verb in the sentence.

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

• The object of the sentence.

• The adverb in the sentence.

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Give an example of a compound subject.

• John with Mary

• John and Mary

• John but not Mary

• John or Mary

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What is a simple predicate?

• A type of adjective

• The subject of a sentence

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

• The object of a sentence

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Provide an example of a compound predicate.

• She ran and jumped under the fence.

• She walked and climbed the fence.

• She skipped and hopped over the fence.

• She ran and jumped over the fence.

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Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: 'The cat and the dog are playing.'

• cat and dog

• The cat

• Playing

• The dog

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Identify the compound subject in the following sentence: 'John and Mary went to the park.'

• went to the park

• John

• Mary

• John and Mary

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Identify the simple predicate in the following sentence: 'She sings beautifully.'

• sings beautifully.

• sings

• She

• beautifully

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Identify the compound predicate in the following sentence: 'He laughed and danced.'

• cried and jumped

• smiled and ran

• laughed and danced

• laughed and sang

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Which of the following is a simple subject? a) The book and the pen b) The boy c) The tree d) The car

• The boy

• The tree

• The car

• The book and the pen

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Which of the following is a compound predicate? a) The cat sleeps b) The dog barks c) The bird sings d) The girl runs and jumps

• d) The girl runs and jumps

• a) The cat sleeps

• c) The bird sings

• b) The dog barks

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