4th Grade English Grammar Test: Subject and Predicate Identification

📚 Quick Study Guide

🔍 Subject: Who or what the sentence is about. It's usually a noun or pronoun. Example: The dog barks. 💡 Predicate: What the subject does or is. It includes the verb and everything else that tells us about the subject. Example: The dog barks loudly. 📝 Simple Subject: The main noun or pronoun in the subject. Example: She likes to read. 🧠 Simple Predicate: The main verb in the predicate. Example: They played outside. ➕ Compound Subject: Two or more subjects joined by a conjunction (and, or). Example: Tom and Jerry are friends. ➡️ Compound Predicate: Two or more predicates joined by a conjunction. Example: She sings and dances.

✏️ Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following sentences has a correctly identified subject?
   1. A. The cat sat on the mat. (Subject: mat)
   2. B. My sister is a doctor. (Subject: doctor)
   3. C. The big red ball bounced high. (Subject: ball)
   4. D. He ran quickly. (Subject: quickly)
2. Identify the predicate in the following sentence: The birds are singing in the trees.
   1. A. The birds
   2. B. are singing
   3. C. in the trees
   4. D. are singing in the trees
3. Which sentence has a compound subject?
   1. A. The sun is shining brightly.
   2. B. John and Mary went to the store.
   3. C. The dog barked at the mailman.
   4. D. She is reading a book.
4. In the sentence, "The children played and laughed in the park," what is the compound predicate?
   1. A. The children
   2. B. played and laughed
   3. C. in the park
   4. D. played
5. Identify the simple subject in the sentence: "The tall, green tree swayed in the wind."
   1. A. tree
   2. B. tall, green tree
   3. C. the
   4. D. wind
6. Which of the following is a sentence with a simple predicate?
   1. A. The students are learning quickly.
   2. B. The chef cooked and served the meal.
   3. C. The clock ticked loudly.
   4. D. They are running a race.
7. What is the subject of the sentence: "Over the river and through the woods, to grandmother's house we go"?
   1. A. river
   2. B. woods
   3. C. grandmother's house
   4. D. we