Subject-Predicate Worksheet-5

Subject-Predicate Worksheet-5

1. Recognise the predicate of the sentence:

That car stood first in the race.

A. That car                                     B. Stood first in the race

C. The race                                     D. That car stood first

2. Recognise the subject of the sentence:

God is great.

A. Is great          B. God is            C. God                D. Great

3. Recognise the subject of the sentence:

The teacher is in the staff-room.

A. Staff-room                                B. In the staff-room

C. The teacher                              D. The teacher is

4. Recognise the predicate of the sentence:

Tom and Jack are playing in the park.

A. Are playing in the park           B. Tom and Jack

C. Tom                                           D. Jack

5. Recognise the subject of the sentence:

That cow gives a lot of milk.

A. Gives a lot of milk                   B. A lot of milk

C. That cow gives                        D. That cow

6. Recognise the predicate of the sentence:

The moon shines by night.

A. The moon                                  B. Shines by night

C. Night                                          D. By night

7. Recognise the subject of the sentence:

Go and clean your room.

A. Your room                                 B. Go and

C. Clean your room                       D. You

8. Recognise the subject of the sentence:

Could you tell me the time, please?

A. You                 B. Could you     C. The time       D. Please

9. Recognise the predicate of the sentence:

One should always obey one’s elders.

A. Should always obey one’s elders

B. One

C. One should always obey

D. One’s elders

10. Recognise the subject of the sentence:

The blue fish is very beautiful.

A. The blue fish                             B. Is very beautiful

C. Very beautiful                          D. The blue fish is

11. Recognise the predicate of the sentence:

I want to watch a movie.

A. Watch a movie                          B. Want to watch a movie

C. I                                                   D. I want

12. Recognise the subject of the sentence:

She plays the guitar very well.

A. She                                              B. Plays

C. The guitar                                  D. She play the guitar

Answer Key:

1. B

Explanation: Verb + other words = predicate. Hence, ‘stood + first in the race’ is the predicate of the sentence.

2. C

Explanation: Since we talk about ‘God’, this is the subject of the sentence.

3. C

Explanation: Since the sentence tells us about ‘the teacher’ this is the subject of the sentence.

4. A

Explanation: Verb + other words = predicate. Hence, ‘are playing + in the park’ is the predicate of the sentence.

5. D

Explanation: Since the sentence tells us about ‘the cow’ this is the subject of the sentence.

6. B

Explanation: Verb + other words = predicate. Hence, ‘shines + by night’ is the predicate of the sentence.

7. D

Explanation: This is a command and so the unwritten pronoun (you) is the subject of the sentence.

8. A

Explanation: The question is asked to ‘you’ hence ‘you’ is the doer of the action and so ‘you’ is the subject of the sentence.

9. A

Explanation: Verb + other words = predicate. Hence, ‘should always obey + one’s elders’ is the predicate of the sentence.

10. A

Explanation: Since the sentence talks about ‘the blue fish’ this is the subject of the sentence.

11. B

Explanation: Verb + other words = predicate. Hence, ‘want + to watch a movie’ is the predicate of the sentence.

12. A

Explanation: Since the sentence talks about ‘she’ this is the subject of the sentence.