Identifying Subjects Quiz

In the complex sentence 'The cat, who is black and white, is sleeping on the red mat', what is the simple subject?

• black

• cat

• the cat

• the red mat

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: 'Despite the clouds, the sun is shining brightly over the city.'

• clouds

• brightly

• shining

• sun

In the complex sentence 'The dog, who is brown and small, barks loudly at the strangers', what is the simple subject?

• loudly

• The

• barks

• strangers

• dog

In the sentence 'The flowers in the garden are blooming beautifully', what is the simple subject?

• flowers

• are

• blooming

• The flowers in the garden

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: 'The black and white birds in the tall tree by the river are singing.'

• singing

• black and white birds

• tree

• birds

In the complex sentence 'The teacher, who has been teaching for over a decade, is explaining the lesson to the students attentively', what is the simple subject?

• explaining

• lesson

• the

• teacher

In the complex sentence 'The shiny red car, which was bought last year, is parked outside the house', what is the simple subject?

• shiny

• parked

• is

• car

In the complex sentence 'The diligent students from the local high school are studying intensely for the upcoming final test', what is the simple subject?

• high school

• students

• diligent students

• test

Identify the simple subject in the following complex sentence 'The baby, who was born last week, is crying loudly.'

• crying

• baby

• loudly

• who was born last week

In the complex sentence 'The train carried hundreds of passengers and arrived at the bustling station', what is the simple subject?

• arrived

• train

• passengers

• station