Subject and Predicate Quiz

Grade 4 · English · Quiz

Test your knowledge of subjects, predicates, and complete sentences in Grade 4 English.

Questions

1. In 'The heavy rain flooded the streets,' what is the simple subject?

   1. The heavy rain
   2. rain
   3. flooded
   4. the streets
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   Answer: rain

   The simple subject is just the key noun. 'The heavy rain' is the complete subject; 'rain' is the simple subject.

2. 'Jumped over the fence' is a complete sentence.

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   Answer: False

   'Jumped over the fence' has a predicate but no subject — who jumped? It's a fragment.

3. The simple ___ is just the main verb in the predicate.

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   Answer: predicate

   The simple predicate is just the main verb in the complete predicate.

4. Which sentence has a compound subject?

   1. She ran and jumped.
   2. Tom and Jerry laughed together.
   3. The bird flew away.
   4. She quickly finished.
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   Answer: Tom and Jerry laughed together.

   'Tom and Jerry' are two subjects joined by 'and' — that's a compound subject.

5. The complete subject includes the main noun and all its describing words.

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   Answer: True

   The complete subject is the main noun plus adjectives and other words that modify it.

6. What is the predicate in 'The old clock on the wall ticked slowly'?

   1. The old clock
   2. on the wall
   3. clock
   4. ticked slowly
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   Answer: ticked slowly

   'Ticked slowly' is the predicate — it tells what the clock did. 'The old clock on the wall' is the subject.

7. A sentence that is missing a subject or predicate is called a ___.

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   Answer: fragment

   Fragments are incomplete sentences — they're missing a subject, predicate, or both.

8. Which group of words is a sentence fragment?

   1. The dog barked.
   2. Ran down the hallway.
   3. Birds sing in the morning.
   4. We finished early.
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   Answer: Ran down the hallway.

   This has a predicate ('ran down the hallway') but no subject. Who ran? It's a fragment.

9. A compound predicate has two or more verbs connected by 'and' or 'or.'

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   Answer: True

   Compound predicates join two or more verbs: 'She sang and danced' has two verbs connected by 'and.'

10. In 'My sister and I baked cookies,' what is the complete subject?

    1. My sister
    2. I
    3. My sister and I
    4. baked cookies
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    Answer: My sister and I

    'My sister and I' is a compound subject — two subjects joined by 'and.' 'Baked cookies' is the predicate.

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