Grammar Quiz

Subject – Predicate Quizzes


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Choose the sentence that is divided correctly between the subject and predicate?

A. My family traveled / to Africa last year.
B. My family traveled to Africa / last year.
C. My family / traveled to Africa last year.


The shipment of logs _____ been postponed because of the bad weather.

A. Has
B. Have


Three strikes and you are out. What is the subject?

A. Three
B. Three strikes
C. Strikes
D. Out


What sentence uses the subject and predicate correctly?
Subject = The dog
Predicate = Ate the lovely grass

A. The grass is lovely, the dog ate.
B. The Lovely grass ate the dog.
C. The dog ate the lovely grass.


     Several candidates for mayor spoke at the meeting of the town council.
     
      A.     Complete subject
      B.     Complete predicate
      C.     Simple subject
      D.     Simple predicate


The seven children ran and played in the tall grass.
     
      A.     Complete subject
      B.     Complete predicate
      C.     Simple subject
      D.     Simple predicate


I was jogging in the park at this time yesterday.

What is the simple predicate?

  1. was jogging
  2. jogging


Choose the sentence that is divided correctly between the subject and predicate?

A. Ostrich meat / contains little fat and few calories.
B. Ostrich / meat contains little fat and few calories.
C. Ostrich meat contains / little fat and few calories.


Statistics _____ one of the subject I’m going to take this semester.

A. Is
B. Are


What is the subject for the sentence below?
The dog jumped over the high fence.

A. Jumped
B. Fence
C. Dog
D. High


Connor was sent out of the classroom. What is the subject?

A. Sent out
B. The classroom
C. Connor was sent out
D. Connor


Choose the simple subject in the following sentence:This race is absolutely hilarious!

A. This
B. Race
C. Hilarious


Have a seat.

What is the simple subject?

  1. I
  2. you


Indicate if the following is a sentence or fragment:On a stormy night.

A. Fragment
B. Sentence


Which sentence contains a compound subject?

A. A king cobra and a mongoose do not make a good combination.
B. King cobras love to make nests in piles of dried leaves.
C. Mongooses enjoy sneaking up on a cobra nest and stealing the eggs.
D. Cobras will strike at a mongoose, but a mongoose can move quickly out of the way.


Which sentence contains a compound predicate?

A. Both teachers and students enjoy the sunshine in the open area outside the cafeteria.
B. Six students sat down at an outside table and ate their lunches.
C. Squirrels sometimes look under the tables for leftover bits of students’ lunches.
D. At the end of the lunch period, the students and teachers cleaned up the area.


The _________________________ is who or what the sentence is talking about.

A. Subject
B. Predicate
C. Phrase


Choose the simple subject in the following sentence:Ostrich leather makes exquisite boots.

A. Leather
B. Ostrich
C. Boots


Identify the predicate: The entire fifth and sixth grade have vocabulary tests tomorrow

A. Entire
B. Fifth and sixth grade
C. Have vocabulary tests tomorrow


Three strikes and you are out. What is the subject?

A. Three
B. Three strikes
C. Strikes
D. Out


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