Simple Subjects & Predicates Practice Quiz

The subject is the noun performing the action, which is 'The dog.' The rest of the sentence describes the action.

The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells what the subject does. Here, 'sings beautifully' is the complete predicate describing the action.

The simple subject is the main noun without its modifiers, which in this sentence is 'bear.' 'The brown bear' is the complete subject.

The predicate expresses the action or state of being of the subject. It gives information about what the subject does.

The predicate includes the verb and any additional information about the action. Here, 'fly in the sky' fully explains what the birds are doing.

The simple subject is the main noun without modifiers. In this sentence, the simple subject is 'fox', while 'The quick fox' represents the complete subject.

The predicate contains the verb and additional information describing what the subject did. 'Played soccer' accurately describes the action of the children.

A compound predicate includes multiple actions performed by the subject. In this sentence, the student both 'finished his homework' and 'read a book,' forming the compound predicate.

The simple subject is the core noun of the sentence without its modifiers. 'Stars' is the simple subject in this sentence.

The predicate includes the verb and the remainder of the sentence that describes what the subject does. 'Played a beautiful melody' is the correct predicate.

A compound subject consists of more than one noun serving as the subject of the sentence. 'Tom and Jerry' together form the compound subject.

The compound subject consists of two main nouns that share the same predicate: 'cat' and 'dog.' The adjective 'anxious' is a modifier and not part of the simple compound subject.

The simple subject 'The farmer' and the predicate 'plows the field' correctly break down the sentence. This division clearly shows who is performing the action and what action is performed.

The predicate in this sentence is 'reads books daily' because it describes the action of the subject 'My friend.' It includes the verb and the object along with its modifier.

The simple subject is the main noun without any modifiers, which is 'birds' in this sentence. The word 'colorful' is an adjective that modifies the noun.

The complete predicate focuses on the action performed by the subject. In this sentence, 'chased each other' accurately represents the complete predicate after the subject 'the playful puppies.'

A compound predicate includes two or more actions performed by the subject. Here, the storm both 'disrupted the quiet afternoon' and 'scattered leaves everywhere,' forming the compound predicate.

The simple subject is the noun 'dancers' without its modifier, and the simple predicate is the verb 'twirled.' The adjectives and adverbs provide extra detail but are not part of the simple elements.

The main predicate in the independent clause is 'pushed through their exhaustion,' which tells what the subject did. The clause 'Although the night was cold' is a subordinate clause and not the main predicate.

The simple subject consists of the main nouns, 'Alice' and 'Bob,' while the simple predicate consists of the main verbs, 'ran' and 'spoke.' The modifiers 'quickly' and 'excitedly' are not part of the simple predicate.