Subject-Predicate Worksheet-1

Subject-Predicate Worksheet-1

1. Recognise the subject of the sentence:

That man is very tall.

A. Is very tall                                 B. Very tall

C. Is                                                 D. That man

2. Recognise the predicate of the sentence:

My friend came to my house.

A. My friend                                  B. Came to my house

C. Came                                          D. My friend came

3. Recognise the subject of the sentence:

She is my aunty.

A. She                 B. My aunty      C. Is                    D. She is

4. Recognise the subject of the sentence:

Rahul is doing his homework.

A. Is doing his homework           B. His homework

C. Rahul                                         D. Rahul is doing

5. Recognise the predicate of the sentence:

Sunil is writing a letter.

A. Sunil                                           B. Is writing

C. A letter                                       D. Is writing a letter

6. Recognise the predicate of the sentence:

That boy can climb trees easily.

A. That boy                                    B. Can climb trees easily

C. Climb trees easily                    D. That boy can climb

7. Recognise the subject of the sentence:

The girl in the red frock is my sister.

A. Is my sister                               B. My sister

C. The girl                                      D. The girl in the red frock

8. Recognise the predicate of the sentence:

We must never tell lies.

A. We                                              B. Must never tell lies

C. Never tell lies                            D. Tell lies

9. Recognise the predicate of the sentence:

Sunita talks loudly.

A. Talks loudly                              B. Talks

C. Sunita                                         D. Sunita talks

10. Recognise the subject of the sentence:

The student was punished by the teacher.

A. The student was punished     B. The teacher

C. The student                               D. The student – the teacher

Answer Key:

1. D

Explanation: We are talking about ‘that man’ so it is the subject of the sentence.

2. B

Explanation: Verb + other words = predicate. Thus ‘came + to my house’ is the predicate.

3. A

Explanation: Since we are talking about ‘she’ this is the subject of the sentence.

4. C

Explanation: Since Rahul is doing the action, ‘Rahul’ is the subject of the sentence.

5. D

Explanation: Verb + other words = predicate. Thus, ‘is writing + a letter’ is the predicate of the sentence.

6. B

Explanation: Verb + other words = predicate. Thus, ‘can climb + trees easily’ is the predicate of the sentence.

7. D

Explanation: We are talking about ‘the girl in the red frock’ so this is the subject of the sentence.

8. B

Explanation: Verb + other words = predicate. Thus, ‘must never tell + lies’ is the predicate of this sentence.

9. A

Explanation: Verb + other words = predicate. Thus, ‘talks + loudly’ is the predicate of the sentence.

10. C

Explanation: We are talking about ‘the student’ so this is the subject of the sentence.