WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-10 MCQs on Subject and Predicate
10 MCQs on Subject and Predicate
1. "The little girl in the blue dress sang a beautiful song at the annual school concert." — Identify the complete subject of this sentence.
- A) The little girl
- B) The little girl in the blue dress
- C) sang a beautiful song
- D) at the annual school concert
Answer: B) The little girl in the blue dress (The complete subject includes the main noun "girl" along with all its modifiers — "the little girl in the blue dress" is the entire noun phrase about which something is being said — the complete subject includes all the words that tell us who or what the sentence is about.)
2. "The experienced and dedicated team of engineers successfully designed the new and innovative bridge." — Identify the simple subject of this sentence.
- A) experienced and dedicated
- B) engineers
- C) designed
- D) team
Answer: D) team (The simple subject is the main noun or pronoun without any modifiers — although "engineers" might seem like the subject it is part of the prepositional phrase "of engineers" which modifies "team" — "team" is the key noun about which the predicate makes a statement.)
3. "She has been working tirelessly on the research project for the past several months." — Identify the complete predicate of this sentence.
- A) She has been working
- B) has been working tirelessly on the research project for the past several months
- C) working tirelessly on the research project
- D) has been working tirelessly
Answer: B) has been working tirelessly on the research project for the past several months (The complete predicate includes the finite verb along with all the words that complete or modify it — "has been working tirelessly on the research project for the past several months" contains the verb phrase and all its complements and modifiers making it the complete predicate.)
4. "The old man sitting under the banyan tree smiled warmly at the passing children." — What is the simple predicate of this sentence?
- A) smiled warmly
- B) sitting under the banyan tree
- C) smiled
- D) the old man
Answer: C) smiled (The simple predicate is the main finite verb of the sentence without any modifiers or complements — "smiled" is the single finite verb that carries the main action of the sentence — "warmly" is an adverb modifying the verb and is therefore not part of the simple predicate.)
5. "The beautiful bouquet of fresh red roses on the table was a gift from her devoted husband." — Identify the simple subject of this sentence.
- A) roses
- B) bouquet
- C) table
- D) gift
Answer: B) bouquet (The simple subject is the main noun around which the sentence is built — "bouquet" is the head noun of the subject noun phrase — "roses" and "table" are part of prepositional phrases that modify "bouquet" and are therefore not the simple subject.)
6. "Every student in the classroom listened attentively to the inspiring lecture delivered by the visiting professor." — Identify the complete subject.
- A) Every student
- B) listened attentively to the inspiring lecture
- C) Every student in the classroom
- D) the inspiring lecture delivered by the visiting professor
Answer: C) Every student in the classroom (The complete subject includes the main noun "student" along with all its modifiers — "every student in the classroom" is the entire noun phrase that tells us who performed the action — the prepositional phrase "in the classroom" is part of the complete subject as it modifies "student.")
7. "The tall mountains covered with thick snow presented a breathtaking and spectacular view to all the tourists." — Identify the complete predicate.
- A) The tall mountains covered with thick snow
- B) presented a breathtaking and spectacular view
- C) a breathtaking and spectacular view to all the tourists
- D) presented a breathtaking and spectacular view to all the tourists
Answer: D) presented a breathtaking and spectacular view to all the tourists (The complete predicate includes the finite verb "presented" along with its object "a breathtaking and spectacular view" and the prepositional phrase "to all the tourists" — everything that is said about the subject "the tall mountains covered with thick snow" forms the complete predicate.)
8. "Neither the principal nor the teachers were aware of the sudden change in the examination schedule." — What is the simple subject of this sentence?
- A) principal
- B) teachers
- C) Neither the principal nor the teachers
- D) examination schedule
Answer: C) Neither the principal nor the teachers (In a "neither…nor" construction both nouns together form the compound simple subject — "neither the principal nor the teachers" is the complete subject noun phrase about which the predicate "were aware of the sudden change in the examination schedule" makes a statement.)
9. "The newly appointed director of the institution announced several important changes to the existing policy." — Identify the simple predicate.
- A) announced several important changes
- B) announced
- C) changes to the existing policy
- D) newly appointed director
Answer: B) announced (The simple predicate is the main finite verb of the sentence — "announced" is the single key verb that carries the main action performed by the subject — the object "several important changes" and the prepositional phrase "to the existing policy" are complements of the verb but not part of the simple predicate.)
10. "The hardworking and sincere students of the final year consistently achieved outstanding results in all their examinations." — Which of the following correctly identifies both the simple subject and the simple predicate?
- A) Simple subject: students — Simple predicate: achieved
- B) Simple subject: hardworking — Simple predicate: consistently achieved
- C) Simple subject: results — Simple predicate: achieved outstanding
- D) Simple subject: year — Simple predicate: achieved outstanding results
Answer: A) Simple subject: students — Simple predicate: achieved (The simple subject is the main noun "students" around which the subject noun phrase is built — "hardworking and sincere" are adjectives modifying "students" — "achieved" is the main finite verb of the sentence making it the simple predicate — "consistently" is an adverb and "outstanding results" is the object of the verb.)
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