Subject and Predicate Quiz

What is a subject in a sentence?

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

• The subject is the punctuation in a sentence.

• The subject is the adverb 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 that tells what the subject does or what is done to the subject.

• The predicate in a sentence is the part that tells when the subject is

• The predicate in a sentence is the part that tells where the subject is

• The predicate in a sentence is the part that tells who the subject is

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

• sleeping

• cat

• is

• the

Identify the simple predicate in the following sentence: 'She is reading a book.'

• reading

• is reading

• She is

• is

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

• verb

• object

• predicate

• subject

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

• adjective

• object

• verb

• subject

In the sentence 'The dog barks loudly.', what is the subject?

• The cat

• The tree

• The dog

• The bird

In the sentence 'They are playing soccer in the park.', what is the predicate?

• They are

• playing in the park

• soccer in the park

• playing soccer in the park.

What is the simple subject in the sentence 'My sister and I went to the beach.'?

• My sister

• sister and I

• My sister and I went

• went to the beach

What is the simple predicate in the sentence 'The birds are chirping in the trees.'?

• in the trees

• chirping birds

• The birds

• are chirping