WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-MCQ Subject and Predicate

 

English Grammar — MCQ Subject and Predicate Class 9 / 1st Year Intermediate

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Q1. Identify the subject in the following sentence: "The tall boy standing near the gate is my brother." A. The tall boy standing near the gate B. is my brother C. standing near the gate D. my brother

Q2. Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "The bright students of our class won the quiz competition." A. The bright students B. of our class C. won the quiz competition D. The bright students of our class

Q3. Identify the subject in the following sentence: "Swimming in the river is dangerous during monsoon." A. in the river B. is dangerous C. Swimming in the river D. during monsoon

Q4. Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "The old man sitting on the bench smiled at me." A. The old man B. sitting on the bench C. The old man sitting on the bench D. smiled at me

Q5. Identify the subject in the following sentence: "Honesty and hard work lead to success in life." A. lead to success B. Honesty and hard work C. in life D. success in life

Q6. Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "The little girl with curly hair sang a beautiful song." A. The little girl B. with curly hair C. sang a beautiful song D. a beautiful song

Q7. Identify the subject in the following sentence: "To speak the truth is the greatest virtue." A. is the greatest virtue B. the greatest virtue C. To speak the truth D. speak the truth

Q8. Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "The students of Class 9 performed very well in the annual examination." A. The students B. of Class 9 C. The students of Class 9 D. performed very well in the annual examination

Q9. Identify the subject in the following sentence: "The black clouds in the sky indicated heavy rainfall." A. in the sky B. indicated heavy rainfall C. The black clouds in the sky D. heavy rainfall

Q10. Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "My grandfather with all his grandchildren visited the famous temple." A. My grandfather B. with all his grandchildren C. visited the famous temple D. the famous temple

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Answers with Explanations

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Q1. ✅ A — The tall boy standing near the gate. The subject of a sentence is the noun or noun phrase that tells us who or what the sentence is about. The complete subject includes the main noun (boy) along with all its modifiers (tall, standing near the gate). The predicate is is my brother which tells us something about the subject.

Q2. ✅ C — won the quiz competition. The predicate of a sentence is the part that tells us something about the subject — what the subject does, is, or has. It includes the verb and all the words that complete its meaning. Here won the quiz competition tells us what the students did. The complete subject is The bright students of our class.

Q3. ✅ C — Swimming in the river. Swimming in the river is a gerund phrase functioning as the subject of the sentence. Gerunds (verb+ing forms) can act as subjects in a sentence. The complete subject here is the entire gerund phrase Swimming in the river and the predicate is is dangerous during monsoon which tells us about the subject.

Q4. ✅ D — smiled at me. The predicate smiled at me tells us what the old man did. It includes the verb (smiled) and the words that complete its meaning (at me). The complete subject is The old man sitting on the bench which includes the main noun (man) and its modifying participial phrase (sitting on the bench).

Q5. ✅ B — Honesty and hard work. Honesty and hard work is a compound subject — two abstract nouns joined by the coordinating conjunction and. The subject tells us what the sentence is about. The predicate is lead to success in life which tells us what honesty and hard work do. A compound subject has two or more nouns or pronouns joined by a conjunction.

Q6. ✅ C — sang a beautiful song. The predicate sang a beautiful song tells us what the little girl did. It includes the verb (sang) and the object (a beautiful song) which completes its meaning. The complete subject is The little girl with curly hair which includes the main noun (girl) and its modifying prepositional phrase (with curly hair).

Q7. ✅ C — To speak the truth. To speak the truth is an infinitive phrase functioning as the subject of the sentence. Infinitive phrases (to + base verb) can act as subjects in a sentence. The complete subject is To speak the truth and the predicate is is the greatest virtue which tells us something about the subject. Infinitive subjects are common in formal writing.

Q8. ✅ D — performed very well in the annual examination. The predicate performed very well in the annual examination tells us what the students did. It includes the verb (performed) and all the words that complete its meaning (very well, in the annual examination). The complete subject is The students of Class 9 which includes the main noun and its modifying phrase.

Q9. ✅ C — The black clouds in the sky. The complete subject The black clouds in the sky includes the main noun (clouds) along with all its modifiers (black, in the sky). The subject tells us what the sentence is about. The predicate is indicated heavy rainfall which tells us what the black clouds did. Always identify the main noun first when finding the subject.

Q10. ✅ C — visited the famous temple. The predicate visited the famous temple tells us what the grandfather did. It includes the verb (visited) and the object (the famous temple). The complete subject is My grandfather with all his grandchildren — the main noun is grandfather and with all his grandchildren is a modifying phrase. The verb always agrees with the main subject, not the modifying phrase.