WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-Identification of Subject, Verb, Object and Predicate

 

English Grammar — MCQ Identification of Subject, Verb, Object and Predicate Class 9 / 1st Year Intermediate

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Q1. Identify the subject in the following sentence: "The hardworking farmers of our village grow rice and wheat." A. grow rice and wheat B. of our village C. The hardworking farmers of our village D. rice and wheat

Q2. Identify the verb in the following sentence: "The little girl quietly picked up the fallen flowers." A. quietly B. the fallen flowers C. picked up D. The little girl

Q3. Identify the object in the following sentence: "She carefully folded the letter and kept it in her bag." A. carefully B. the letter C. in her bag D. She

Q4. Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "The principal of our school addressed the students." A. The principal B. of our school C. The principal of our school D. addressed the students

Q5. Identify the subject in the following sentence: "To err is human." A. is human B. human C. To err D. err

Q6. Identify the verb in the following sentence: "My grandfather tells us interesting stories every night." A. interesting stories B. My grandfather C. every night D. tells

Q7. Identify the object in the following sentence: "The teacher praised the hardworking students." A. The teacher B. praised C. the hardworking students D. hardworking

Q8. Identify the predicate in the following sentence: "The old woman with grey hair knitted a warm sweater." A. The old woman B. with grey hair C. The old woman with grey hair D. knitted a warm sweater

Q9. Identify the subject in the following sentence: "Playing cricket in the sun is very tiring." A. in the sun B. is very tiring C. very tiring D. Playing cricket in the sun

Q10. Identify the object in the following sentence: "He sent his mother a beautiful bouquet of flowers." A. his mother B. a beautiful bouquet of flowers C. He D. sent

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Answers with Explanations

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Q1. ✅ C — The hardworking farmers of our village. The complete subject includes the main noun (farmers) along with all its modifiers (hardworking, of our village). The subject tells us who or what the sentence is about. The predicate is grow rice and wheat. Always identify the main noun first and then include all its describing words to find the complete subject of the sentence.

Q2. ✅ C — picked up. Picked up is a phrasal verb — the main action word of the sentence. The verb tells us what the subject does, is, or has. Quietly is an adverb modifying the verb. The little girl is the subject and the fallen flowers is the object. Phrasal verbs like pick up, give up, look after, carry out consist of a verb and a particle working together as one unit.

Q3. ✅ B — the letter. The direct object is the noun or noun phrase that directly receives the action of the verb. Ask: folded what? — the letter. This is the direct object. In her bag is a prepositional phrase indicating place. Carefully is an adverb. She is the subject. The object always answers the question what or whom after the verb in a sentence.

Q4. ✅ D — addressed the students. The predicate is the part of the sentence 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 addressed the students tells us what the principal did. The complete subject is The principal of our school with principal as the main noun.

Q5. ✅ C — To err. To err is an infinitive phrase functioning as the subject of the sentence. Infinitive phrases (to + base verb) can act as subjects, objects, or complements in a sentence. The predicate is is human which tells us something about the subject. This is a well-known proverb. Infinitive and gerund phrases commonly serve as subjects in formal English writing.

Q6. ✅ D — tells. Tells is the main verb of the sentence — it expresses the action performed by the subject (My grandfather). The verb is the most essential part of the predicate. Interesting stories is the object. Every night is an adverb of time. Always identify the verb by asking what action the subject is performing or what state the subject is in.

Q7. ✅ C — the hardworking students. The direct object the hardworking students receives the action of the verb praised. Ask: praised whom? — the hardworking students. This is the direct object. The teacher is the subject. Praised is the verb. Hardworking alone is just an adjective. The complete noun phrase including the adjective and noun together forms the direct object.

Q8. ✅ D — knitted a warm sweater. The predicate knitted a warm sweater tells us what the old woman did. It includes the verb (knitted) and the direct object (a warm sweater) which completes its meaning. The complete subject is The old woman with grey hair — the main noun is woman and with grey hair is a modifying phrase. The predicate always contains the verb of the sentence.

Q9. ✅ D — Playing cricket in the sun. Playing cricket in the sun is a gerund phrase functioning as the subject of the sentence. Gerunds (verb+ing forms used as nouns) along with their modifiers form gerund phrases that can act as subjects. The predicate is is very tiring which tells us something about the subject. The complete gerund phrase including all its modifiers is the full subject.

Q10. ✅ B — a beautiful bouquet of flowers. When a sentence has two objects, the direct object is the thing given or sent and the indirect object is the person who receives it. Ask: sent what? — a beautiful bouquet of flowers (direct object). Sent to whom? — his mother (indirect object). The direct object is always the primary receiver of the verb's action in a ditransitive sentence.