WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-Subject and Predicate
English Grammar Quiz: Subject and Predicate
Instructions: Identify the subject of the following sentences.
Q1. The little girl played in the park.
a) The little girl
b) played
c) in the park
d) played in the park
Q2. My best friend lives in Mumbai.
a) lives in Mumbai
b) My best friend
c) best friend
d) lives
Q3. Bright stars shine in the night sky.
a) shine
b) in the night sky
c) Bright stars
d) stars shine
Q4. A huge elephant walked slowly.
a) walked
b) A huge elephant
c) elephant
d) walked slowly
Q5. The old man is sitting on a bench.
a) is sitting
b) on a bench
c) The old man
d) old man
Instructions: Identify the predicate of the following sentences.
Q6. The cat is sleeping on the mat.
a) The cat
b) is sleeping
c) is sleeping on the mat
d) on the mat
Q7. Birds fly in the sky.
a) Birds
b) fly in the sky
c) fly
d) in the sky
Q8. The sun sets in the west.
a) The sun
b) sets
c) sets in the west
d) in the west
Q9. She is singing a beautiful song.
a) She
b) is singing a beautiful song
c) a beautiful song
d) is singing
Q10. We love to read books.
a) We
b) love to read
c) to read
d) love to read books
Answer Key
| Q.No | Answer | Note |
| 1 | a) The little girl | The person doing the action. |
| 2 | b) My best friend | The person being talked about. |
| 3 | c) Bright stars | The thing being described. |
| 4 | b) A huge elephant | The actor in the sentence. |
| 5 | c) The old man | The subject of the sentence. |
| 6 | c) is sleeping on the mat | What is said about the subject. |
| 7 | b) fly in the sky | The action performed by birds. |
| 8 | c) sets in the west | The action/state of the sun. |
| 9 | b) is singing a beautiful song | The verb and its objects. |
| 10 | d) love to read books | The entire action/predicate. |
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