Simple Subject & Predicate: Grammar

Question 1

What is a simple subject?

Answer 1

The main word or words in a complete subject

Question 2

What is a simple predicate?

Answer 2

The main verb and its parts

Question 3

What is the simple predicate in the sentence?
“The poor old lady ripped her long skirt on the bench.”

Answer 3

Ripped

Question 4

What is the simple predicate in the sentence?
“The ice cream melted so fast.”

Answer 4

Melted

Question 5

What is the simple subject in the sentence?
“Mrs. Williams, our librarian, is unusually quiet today.”

Answer 5

Mrs. Williams

Question 6

What is the simple predicate in the sentence?
“I don’t know why you are here.”

Answer 6

Do know

Question 7

What is the simple subject in the sentence?
“Five little chicks jumped out of the nest.”

Answer 7

Chicks

Question 8

What is the simple subject in the sentence?
“The little baby cried when the ant bit him.”

Answer 8

Baby

Question 9

What is the simple predicate in the sentence?
“Elma can write her name on her own.”

Answer 9

Can write

Question 10

What is the simple predicate in the sentence?
“Mike is trying to reach for the jar in the cupboard.”

Answer 10

Is trying

Question 11

What is the simple subject in the sentence?
“The poor old lady ripped her long skirt on the bench.”

Answer 11

Lady

Question 12

What is the simple predicate in the sentence?
“The new student accidentally broke the big globe.”

Answer 12

Broke

Question 13

What is the simple subject in the sentence?
“My friends are joining the drama club.”

Answer 13

Friends

Question 14

What is the simple subject in the sentence?
“Our neighbor’s dog bit my arm.”

Answer 14

Dog

Question 15

What is the simple predicate in the sentence?
“Five little chicks jumped out of the nest.”

Answer 15

Jumped

Question 16

What is the simple predicate in the sentence?
“Mike is trying to reach for the jar in the cupboard.”

Answer 16

Is trying

Question 17

What is the simple subject in the sentence?
“My friends are joining the drama club.”

Answer 17

Friends

Question 18

What is the simple subject in the sentence?
“Mike is trying to reach for the jar in the cupboard.”

Answer 18

Mike

Question 19

What is the simple subject in the sentence?
“Five little chicks jumped out of the nest.”

Answer 19

Chicks

Question 20

What is the simple subject in the sentence?
“The poor old lady ripped her long skirt on the bench.”

Answer 20

Lady

Question 21

What is the simple predicate in the sentence?
“Elma can write her name on her own.”

Answer 21

Can write

Question 22

What is the simple predicate in the sentence?
“My friends are joining the drama club.”

Answer 22

Are joining

Question 23

What is the simple subject in the sentence?
“I don’t know why you are here.”

Answer 23

I

Question 24

What is the simple subject in the sentence?
“Mrs. Williams, our librarian, is unusually quiet today.”

Answer 24

Mrs. Williams

Question 25

What is the simple subject in the sentence? "Elma can write her name on her own."

Answer 25

Elma

Question 26

What is the simple subject in the sentence? "The new student accidentally broke the big globe."

Answer 26

Student

Question 27

What is the simple subject in the sentence? "The little baby cried when the ant bit him."

Answer 27

baby

Question 28

What is the simple subject in the sentence? "The principal had a long discussion with my parents."

Answer 28

Principal

Question 29

What is the simple predicate in the sentence? "The new student accidentally broke the big globe."

Answer 29

Broke

Question 30

What is the simple subject in the sentence? "My favorite breakfast food is pancake."

Answer 30

Food

Question 31

What is the simple predicate in the sentence? "The tiny kittens were looking for their mother."

Answer 31

Were looking

Question 32

What is the simple predicate in the sentence? "The principal had a long discussion with my parents."

Answer 32

Had