Subject and Predicate Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. In “Nora packed her bag and caught the bus,” which choice is the complete predicate?
Nora packed her bag
packed her bag and caught the bus
her bag and the bus
caught the bus
2. In “The package might have arrived by noon,” what is the simple predicate, including its helping verbs?
arrived
have arrived
by noon
might have arrived
3. Read “Because the rain had stopped, the children returned to the playground.” What is the simple subject of the main clause?
rain
playground
the rain had stopped
children
4. What is the simple subject in “A basket of clean towels sat by the door”?
clean towels
door
basket
A basket of clean towels
5. In the question “Where are the missing keys?” what is the complete subject?
the missing keys
are
Where
Where are
6. A student must label the simple subject and simple predicate in “The puppy under the table barked at the vacuum.” Which pairing is correct?
table — barked
puppy — under
puppy — barked at the vacuum
puppy — barked
7. In “At dawn, a pale mist spread across the field,” which words form the complete predicate?
spread across the field
a pale mist
At dawn
At dawn, a pale mist
8. What is the simple subject in “Several pages of the notebook were missing”?
notebook
pages
Several pages
were missing
9. In the sentence “Our neighbors planted tomatoes beside the fence,” what is the complete predicate?
Our neighbors planted
tomatoes beside the fence
planted tomatoes beside the fence
beside the fence
10. In “After lunch, Maya and Leo practiced the duet in the music room,” which words form the complete subject?
After lunch
Maya and Leo
practiced the duet
the music room
11. Which option correctly identifies the complete subject and complete predicate in “The tiny ants near the steps built a nest underground”?
Complete subject: The tiny ants near the steps built; complete predicate: a nest underground
Complete subject: The tiny ants; complete predicate: near the steps built a nest underground
Complete subject: The tiny ants near the steps; complete predicate: built a nest underground
Complete subject: The tiny ants near; complete predicate: the steps built a nest underground
12. A teacher asks for the grammatical subject of the command “Close the window before the rain starts.” What is it?
you, understood but not written
the window
the rain
Close
13. Which words make up the complete predicate in “The soup smells delicious”?
The soup
soup smells
smells delicious
delicious
14. In the sentence “The bright yellow bird sang from the highest branch,” what is the complete subject?
the highest branch
bird
sang from the highest branch
The bright yellow bird
15. What is the complete subject in “The coach and the captain discussed the final play”?
The coach
The coach and the captain
the captain discussed
the final play
16. What is the simple predicate in “The old clock suddenly stopped at midnight”?
stopped
at midnight
suddenly stopped
suddenly