Identifying Subject in a Sentence

4. A birthday card from grandma arrived in the mail.

• A. arrived

• B. mail

• C. a birthday card

• D. from grandma

The blue birds love to eat peanuts.

• eat peanuts

• the blue

• the blue birds

• love to eat

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

Identifying Simple Subjects

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

The telephone on the desk rang suddenly.

• telephone

• desk

Identifying Simple Subjects

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

The conclusion of the story surprised me.

• story

• conclusion

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

Choose the answer that correctly identifies the boldfaced words in each sentence. (3 points each)

Weeds and insects have invaded my garden!

• compound verb

• compound subject

Identifying Subjects in Unusual Order

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

Beyond the flat scrubland lies the ocean.

• scrubland

• ocean

• beyond

What is the Subject in this sentence?

The dragonfly has different regional names.

• regional

• has

• dragonfly

• names

What is the subject in this sentence?

• research center

• malaria

• mosquitos

• Dr. Martin