Identifying Subject and Predicate

Identifying Complete Subjects and Predicates Choose the answer below that identifies the boldfaced word or words in each sentence. A black mare raced along the backstretch.

• complete subject

• complete predicate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identifying Complete Subjects and Predicates Choose the answer below that identifies the boldfaced word or words in each sentence. The fire in the fireplace burned brightly all night.

• complete subject

• complete predicate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identifying Simple Subjects

Choose the answer that identifies the simple subject in each sentence.

The telephone on the desk rang suddenly.

• telephone

• desk

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identifying Simple Subjects

Choose the answer that identifies the simple subject in each sentence.

The conclusion of the story surprised me.

• story

• conclusion

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identify the complete subject in the sentence: "Whispering softly, the children hid behind the tree."

• Whispering softly

• the children

• the tree

• the children hid behind the tree

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

The lacrosse team practiced every day after school.

• simple subject

• complete subject

• simple predicate

• complete predicate

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

The missing part of this sentence is—
_____ left the game early and drove home.

• a complete predicate

• a complete subject

• a verb and a helping verb

• a helping verb

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identifying Subjects in Unusual Order

Choose the answer that correctly identifies the simple subject in each sentence.

Remember to turn off the lights.

• lights

• (You)

• remember

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B

Identifying Simple Predicates or Verbs

Choose the answer that identifies the simple predicate, or verb, in each sentence.

About 500 students were in the auditorium for the program.

• were

• students

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Identifying Simple Predicates or Verbs

Choose the answer that identifies the simple predicate, or verb, in each sentence.

The baseball season starts next week.

• next

• starts

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I