Subjects
Predicates
Subjects & Predicates
Subjects & Predicates 2
Grammar Detective
100

What is the subject?

The dog chased the squirrel.

Subject: the dog

100

What is the predicate? 

The dog barked.

Predicate: barked

100

What is the subject? What is the predicate?

The rabbit jumped over the fence.

Subject: the rabbit

Predicate: jumped over the fence

100

What is the complete subject? What is the predicate?

The birds built a nest.

Subject: The birds

Predicate: built a nest.

100

The dog quickly chased the ball.

What part of speech is quickly?

noun, verb, adjective, or adverb

Adverb

200

What is the subject?

I went to the movies with my dad, mom, and sister.

Subject: I

200

What is the predicate?

My friends from school invited me to their house.

Predicate: invited me to their house

200

What is the subject? What is the predicate?

I borrowed a book from the library.

Subject: I

Predicate: borrowed a book from the library

200

What is the complete subject? What is the predicate?

My cousins from Colombia are visiting us this summer.

Subject: My cousins from Colombia

Predicate: are visiting us this summer.

200

The nervous student carefully answered the difficult question.

Identify the 2 adjectives and 1 adverb.

Adjectives: nervous, difficult 

Adverb: carefully

300

What is the subject?

The girl with the red backpack carried the books.

Subject: the girl with the red backpack

300

What is the predicate?

The boy with the muddy shoes tracked dirt across the floor.

Predicate: tracked dirt across the floor

300

What is the subject? What is the predicate?

The players on our team celebrated the victory after the game.

Subject: the players on our team

Predicate: celebrated the victory after the game

300

What is the complete subject? What is the predicate?

The girl who won the science competition received a trophy from the principal.

Subject: The girl who won the science competition

Predicate: received a trophy from the principal.

300

The players on the winning team enthusiastically celebrated their victory.

Identify the all noun(s), verb(s) and adverb(s).

Nouns: players, team, victory 

Verb: celebrated 

Adverb: enthusiastically


400

What is the subject?

The sound of the crashing waves woke my little brother.

Subject: the sound of the crashing waves

400

What is the predicate?

Because of the heavy rain, the soccer players canceled their game at the last minute.

Predicate: canceled their game at the last minute

400

What is the complete subject? What is the predicate?

The collection of rare baseball cards that my grandfather gave me is missing.


Subject: The collection of rare baseball cards that my grandfather gave me

Predicate: is missing

400

What is the complete subject? What is the predicate?

The exhausted hikers climbed the mountain, crossed the river, and finally reached the campsite.

Subject: The exhausted hikers

Predicate: climbed the mountain, crossed the river, and finally reached the campsite.

400

The teacher's explanation of the difficult assignment confused several students.

Identify the subject and predicate. 

Then identify all nouns and the verb.

Subject: The teacher's explanation of the difficult assignment

Predicate: confused several students

Nouns: teacher, explanation, assignment, students

Verb: confused



500

What is the subject?

Neither the teacher nor the students were prepared for the surprise announcement.

Subject: Neither the teacher nor the students

500

What is the complete predicate?

At the end of the long hallway stood three enormous statues of ancient warriors.

Predicate: stood (at the end of the long hallway)

500

What is the complete subject? What is the complete predicate?

Hidden beneath the pile of dirty laundry were my missing headphones and a pair of sunglasses.

Subject: my missing headphones and a pair of sunglasses

Predicate: Hidden beneath the pile of dirty laundry were

500

What is the main subject? What is the main predicate?

Although the audience expected an exciting performance, the magician quietly packed his equipment and left the stage.

Subject: the magician

Predicate: quietly packed his equipment and left the stage.

500

Before the final performance, the director and her assistant carefully reviewed the actors' costumes and checked the lighting equipment.

Identify:

Complete subject

Complete predicate

All nouns

All verbs

All adjectives

All adverbs

Subject: the director and her assistant

Predicate: carefully reviewed the actors' costumes and checked the lighting equipment
Nouns: director, assistant, actors, costumes, lighting, equipment
Verbs: reviewed, checked
Adjectives: final
Adverb: carefully

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