5th-grade L.2 Study Guide: Subject and Predicate

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Nouns are...

• people

• places

• things and animals

• ideas

• actions

Select the correct word to complete this definition:

The ​ (a)   refers to the ​ (b)   that does the action in a sentence.

• subject
• predicate
• noun
• verb

The complete subject includes all the words before the noun. Select the complete subject from this sentence:

Cute, orange, silly Tom is a crazy cat that sleeps all day.

• Tom

• Cute, orange, silly Tom

• is a crazy cat that sleeps all day

• is

The complete subject includes all the words before the noun. Select the complete subject from this sentence:

The director creates suspense with scary music.

• director

• The director

• creates suspense with scary music.

• creates

The complete subject includes all the words before the noun. Select the complete subject from this sentence:

The band members went to get dinner after the concert.

• members

• The band members

• went

• went to get dinner after the concert.

The complete subject includes all the words before the noun. Select the complete subject from this sentence:

Dedicated volunteers remove trash from the beach.

• remove

• Dedicated volunteers

• volunteers

• remove trash from the beach.

The complete subject includes all the words before the noun. Select the complete subject from this sentence:

Two dancers were practicing all day.

• dancers

• Two dancers

• were practicing all day.

• practicing

The simple subject refers to a single noun. Select the simple subject from this sentence:

Many of my friends took a shower last night.

• Many of my friends

• friends

• took a shower last night.

• took

The simple subject refers to a single noun. Select the simple subject from this sentence:

Her favorite movie is The Shining.

• Her favorite movie

• movie

• is The Shining.

• is

Select the correct answer:

Verbs are...

• people

• places

• things and animals

• ideas

• actions