Instructions: Identify subjects, predicates, and analyze sentences. Click "Show Answer" to check.
Section A: Subject Identification (10 Questions)
1. "The clever fox jumped over the fence." Identify the complete subject.
Answer: "The clever fox" - It includes the simple subject "fox" with its modifiers.
2. "Running in the park is good exercise." Identify the subject.
Answer: "Running in the park" - The gerund phrase acts as the subject of the sentence.
3. "There are many books on the shelf." Identify the subject.
Answer: "many books" - In "there is/are" sentences, the subject comes after the verb.
4. "What she said surprised everyone." Identify the subject.
Answer: "What she said" - The noun clause functions as the complete subject.
5. "To err is human." Identify the subject.
Answer: "To err" - The infinitive phrase acts as the subject of the sentence.
6. "The tall building with glass windows is new." Identify the complete subject.
Answer: "The tall building with glass windows" - Includes all words describing the subject.
7. "Here comes the bus." Identify the subject.
Answer: "the bus" - In inverted sentences starting with "here" or "there", subject follows verb.
8. "Who is knocking at the door?" Identify the subject.
Answer: "Who" - The interrogative pronoun acts as the subject in questions.
9. "Under the tree sat an old man." Identify the subject.
Answer: "an old man" - In sentences beginning with prepositional phrases, subject often comes later.
10. "Each of the students has a textbook." Identify the simple subject.
Answer: "Each" - The indefinite pronoun is the simple subject (not "students").
Section B: Predicate Identification (10 Questions)
11. "The children played in the garden all afternoon." Identify the complete predicate.
Answer: "played in the garden all afternoon" - Everything about what the subject did.
12. "She is a talented musician." Identify the predicate.
Answer: "is a talented musician" - The linking verb and subject complement form the predicate.
13. "The cake smells delicious." Identify the simple predicate.
Answer: "smells" - The main verb alone is the simple predicate.
14. "They have been studying for three hours." Identify the complete predicate.
Answer: "have been studying for three hours" - Includes verb phrase and all modifiers.
15. "My father gave me a new bicycle." Identify the predicate.
Answer: "gave me a new bicycle" - The verb and its objects/complements.
16. "The weather became cold suddenly." Identify the simple predicate.
Answer: "became" - The linking verb alone is the simple predicate.
17. "We should complete our homework before dinner." Identify the complete predicate.
Answer: "should complete our homework before dinner" - Modal verb + main verb + objects + modifiers.
18. "The dog barked loudly at the stranger." Identify the predicate.
Answer: "barked loudly at the stranger" - Verb + adverb + prepositional phrase.
19. "She seems tired today." Identify the simple predicate.
Answer: "seems" - The linking verb is the simple predicate.
20. "They will visit Paris next summer." Identify the complete predicate.
Answer: "will visit Paris next summer" - Future tense verb + object + time adverbial.
Section C: Complete Sentence Analysis (10 Questions)
21. "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." Identify subject and predicate.
Answer: Subject: "The quick brown fox", Predicate: "jumps over the lazy dog".
22. "After the rain stopped, children went out to play." Identify main subject and predicate.
Answer: Main Subject: "children", Main Predicate: "went out to play".
23. "To speak truth is always right." Identify subject and predicate.
Answer: Subject: "To speak truth", Predicate: "is always right".
24. "There are many stars in the sky." Identify subject and predicate.
Answer: Subject: "many stars", Predicate: "are in the sky".
25. "What you say matters more than what you do." Identify main subject and predicate.
Answer: Subject: "What you say", Predicate: "matters more than what you do".
26. "Neither the teacher nor the students were present." Identify compound subject.
Answer: Compound Subject: "Neither the teacher nor the students".
27. "She sang and danced at the party." Identify compound predicate.
Answer: Compound Predicate: "sang and danced at the party".
28. "Here is your book." Identify subject and predicate in this inverted sentence.
Answer: Subject: "your book", Predicate: "is here".
29. "How beautiful the sunset looks!" Identify subject and predicate in exclamatory sentence.
Answer: Subject: "the sunset", Predicate: "looks how beautiful".
30. "Do your homework carefully." Identify subject and predicate in imperative sentence.
Answer: Subject: "you" (understood), Predicate: "do your homework carefully".
