Simple and Compound Subjects

Identify the complete subject in the following sentence: My sister and I went to the park to play.

• My sister

• My sister and I

• Went to the park

• The park to play

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: The book and the pen are on the table.

• table

• pen

• are on the

• book

Identify the complete subject in the following sentence: The tall and strong oak tree stood in the middle of the forest.

• Stood in the middle

• The tall and strong

• The small and weak pine tree

• The tall and strong oak tree

Identify the complete subject in the following sentence: The lion and the tiger are fierce animals.

• The lion and the tiger

• The bear and the elephant

• The cat and the dog

• The horse and the zebra

Identify the complete subject in the following sentence: The sun and the stars shine brightly at night.

• night

• shine brightly

• the sun and the stars

• at night

Identify the complete subject in the following sentence: The old man and the young boy went fishing at the lake.

• The old man and the young boy

• went fishing at the lake

• The old man and the young girl

• The lake

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: The happy children and the playful puppies ran around the park.

• ran around the park

• The happy children and the playful puppies

• The park

• puppies

Identify the complete subject in the following sentence: The big and fluffy white clouds floated across the bright blue sky.

• Floated across the bright blue sky

• The big and fluffy white clouds

• The bright blue sky

• The fluffy white clouds

Identify the simple subject in the following sentence: The cat and the dog chased the ball.

• A) The cat

• B) The dog

• C) The cat and the dog

• D) The ball

Identify the complete subject in the following sentence: The teacher and the students were excited about the project.

• A) The teacher

• B) The students

• C) The teacher and the students

• D) The project