Check below 20 subject and predicate exercises to test your knowledge of this subject. Remembering that the subject is the one or the one that (m) is being talked about. The predicate is the information given about the subject of the action.
question 1
What is the type of subject in the sentence "The leaf fell in autumn"?
a) simple subject
b) compound subject
c) hidden subject
d) indeterminate subject
e) non-existent subject
Correct alternative: a) simple subject
In the sentence above, the subject is “The leaf” and its core: leaf. To find the subject of the action, we ask to know who performed the action or observe who or what the verb in the sentence refers to.
Thus, we have: “what fell in autumn?”: the leaf. Likewise, the verb “fell” refers to the leaf.
question 2
Which of the alternatives below represents the core of the subject of the sentence: "Grandparents, parents and their children lived on the family farm."?
a) grandparents
b) grandparents, parents
c) grandparents, parents, children
d) parents, children
and sons
Correct alternative: c) grandparents, parents, children
In the sentence, we have an example of a compound subject, where the verb refers to two or more cores of the subject.
If we ask: “who lived on the family farm?”, we will have the answer from the subjects of the action: grandparents, parents and their children. The cores are: grandparents, parents, children.
question 3
Which of the sentences below do we have a nominal predicate?
a) Sofia arrived at work tired.
b) Joana and Felipe walked a lot today.
c) Luísa and Paula are making passion fruit pie.
d) Maria Vitória came to class breathless.
e) Alan remains attentive to me.
Correct alternative: e) Alan remains attentive to me.
The nominal predicate, which indicates the state or quality of something, is formed by a connecting verb and the subject's predicative, always having a noun as the nucleus. In the sentence above, we have:
Subject of action: Alan
Nominal predicate: remain considerate of me.
Predicate core: attentive
Linking verb: continue
Subject's predicament: considerate
In the other alternatives, we have:
a) verb-nominal predicate
b) verbal predicate
c) verbal predicate
d) verb-nominal predicate
question 4
Which of the sentences below is the subject hidden?
a) The supermarket employee sold his house.
b) Books and cinema are my favorite pastime.
c) We like to skip Carnival.
d) It would be good to do more research on the subject.
e) It's break time.
Correct alternative: c) We like to skip Carnival.
The hidden subject, also called elliptical, disinential or implicit, is one that is not declared in the sentence. However, it can be identified by context and verbal conjugation.
In the sentence above, we were able to identify the hidden subject by the verbal conjugation: (We) We like to skip Carnival.
In the other alternatives, we have:
a) simple subject
b) compound subject
d) indeterminate subject
e) non-existent subject
question 5
We have a non-existent subject in:
a) It rained during the night.
b) It was good to travel around Brazil.
c) Young people are needed.
d) One is not always fair in this world.
e) Captured the fugitive.
Correct alternative: a) It rained during the night.
Subjectless sentences are made up of impersonal verbs. In them, we have the non-existent subject who does not admit agents of action.
One of the cases in which we do not identify the subject is through the use of verbs that indicate natural phenomena: it rained, thundered, dawned, snowed, etc.
In the other alternatives, all subjects are indeterminate, that is, we do not identify the agent of the action, neither by the context nor by the verbal ending.
question 6
What is the core of the predicate of the sentence: "The students left the theater delighted"?
a) students
b) left
c) enchanted
d) left delighted
e) left the theater
Correct alternative: d) left enchanted
In the clause above, we have an example of a verb-nominal predicate, which has two heads: a verb (came out) and a noun (enchanted).
In addition to indicating the subject's action, this type of predicate informs its quality or state.
Note that the verb expressed in the sentence indicates action (went out), while the verb that indicates state or quality is hidden (were).
Therefore, if we put the hidden verb in the sentence, the meaning remains the same: The students left the theater (and were) delighted.
question 7
What is the subject and predicate in the sentence: "The graduates organized the tribute"?
a) subject (the homage); predicate (the trainees organized)
b) subject (the trainees); predicate (organized the homage)
c) subject (the trainees); predicate (homage)
d) subject (trainees organized); predicate (homage)
e) subject (organized the homage); predicate (the trainees)
Correct alternative: b) subject (the trainees); predicate (organized the homage)
To know the subject of the action, we ask the question “who organized the homage?”, or observe who or what the verb in the sentence refers to. So we have:
Simple subject: trainees
Subject's core: trainees
Verbal predicate: organized the tribute
Predicate core: organized
question 8
Identify the sentence in which the predicate is verb-nominal.
a) Marina bought a lot of dresses yesterday.
b) Luís Fernando is competent.
c) The sunset is wonderful.
d) Ana Maria is still sad.
e) Iara arrived tired.
Correct alternative: e) Iara arrived tired.
The verb-nominal predicate is formed by two heads: a verb (has arrived) and a noun (tired).
The notional verb, which indicates action, is expressed in the sentence (she arrived), while the non-notional verb, which indicates state or quality, is implied (she was).
Therefore, when inserting the hidden verb in the sentence, the meaning will remain the same: Iara arrived (and was) tired.
In the other alternatives, we have:
a) verbal predicate
b) nominal predicate
c) nominal predicate
d) nominal predicate
question 9
Read the sentences below and mark the alternative that correctly identifies the subjects:
I. Cakes and pies are my favorite sweets.
II. Morgana was seen at the hospital.
III. They have opinions about everything.
a) composite subject; hidden subject; indeterminate subject
b) simple subject; composite subject; hidden subject
c) composite subject; simple subject; indeterminate subject
d) indeterminate subject; hidden subject; simple guy
e) hidden subject; composite subject; simple guy
Correct alternative: c) compound subject; simple subject; indeterminate subject
In the above prayers we have:
I. Compound subject, formed by two cores: cakes and pies;
II. Simple subject, formed by a nucleus: Morgana;
III. Indeterminate subject, formed by a verb in the third person plural.
question 10
We have a subject composed of:
a) We are increasingly discouraged with school.
b) Luana broke up this weekend.
c) All employees were dissatisfied with their work.
d) Me, Alice and Lucas are enjoying the trip.
e) The girls' school was close to home.
Correct alternative: d) Me, Alice and Lucas are enjoying the trip.
The compound subject is one formed by two or more nuclei. Of the alternatives, we have:
a) Simple subject: We
b) Simple subject: Luana
c) Simple subject: All employees
d) Compound subject: Me, Alice and Lucas
e) Simple subject: The girls' school
question 11
Which of the alternatives below do we have a subjectless prayer?
a) There was talk of the greenhouse effect at the congress.
b) They are complaining about the service.
c) They were talking at college during break time.
d) It's five o'clock now.
e) They said they were accompanied.
Correct alternative: d) It's five o'clock now.
Subjectless sentences are formed by impersonal verbs conjugated in the 3rd person singular.
In the phrase “It's five o'clock”, we have a clause with a non-existent subject, which occurs with the use of the verb to be, which indicates time.
In all other alternatives the subjects are indeterminate, which cannot be identified in the sentence by the context or by the verb that accompanies them. So we have:
a) verb in the third person singular together with "if"
b) third person plural verb
c) third person plural verb
e) third person plural verb
question 12
The verbal predicate is present in:
a) Lucia is sick.
b) The store employee was considerate.
c) I considered that woman my friend.
d) The athletes finished the race exhausted.
e) Put your hand on your conscience.
Correct alternative: e) Put your hand on your conscience.
The verbal predicate has an action verb as its nucleus and, in the case above, it is the verb “put”.
In the other alternatives, we have:
a) nominal predicate
b) nominal predicate
c) verb-nominal predicate
d) verb-nominal predicate
question 13
What kind of predicate in the sentence "Amanda completed her work satisfied”? Justify your answer.
Answer: verb-nominal predicate
In the sentence above, we have two predicate cores: a verb (completed) and a noun (satisfied).
Thus, the predicate of the sentence is the nominal-verb, since at the same time that it indicates the subject's action, it informs its quality or state.
The action verb is explicit in the sentence (concluded), while the linking verb, which indicates state or quality, is implicit (was). Soon: Amanda completed her work (and was) satisfied.
question 14
All sentences below are made up of simple subjects, except:
a) Luciana was the first to arrive at school.
b) We walked all afternoon around the neighborhood.
c) Joshua won the gold medal in the competition.
d) Natalia traveled to Europe during her vacation.
e) They are always withholding the truth.
Correct alternative: b) We walked all afternoon around the neighborhood.
In the phrase “We walked around the neighborhood all afternoon”, we have an example of a hidden subject who is not declared, but that can be identified by the verbal conjugation: (We) walked all afternoon through the district.
question 15
In the sentence "On the way to work, I passed the city library”, the type of subject is:
a) simple
b) composite
c) hidden
d) undetermined
e) non-existent
Correct alternative: c) hidden
Through the verbal conjugation of the sentence (passei) we can identify the first person singular “I”. Then, "On the way to work, (I) passed the city library."
question 16
In the sentence "The choir girls sang beautifully”, the subject and predicate cores are respectively:
a) girls (subject's core); beautifully (predicate core)
b) girls (subject's core); sang (predicate core)
c) coral (subject's core); they sang beautifully (predicate core)
d) coral (subject's core); the girls (predicate core)
e) beautifully (subject's core); sang (predicate core)
Correct alternative: b) girls (subject's core); sang (predicate core)
In the sentence above, we have:
Simple guy: the choir girls
Subject's core: girls
Verbal predicate: they sang beautifully
Predicate core: sang
question 17
In the sentence "It was forbidden to eat in that room”, the subject is indeterminate because:
a) the sentence has the verb in the impersonal infinitive.
b) the sentence has a verb in the third person singular.
c) the sentence has a third person plural verb.
d) the sentence has a verb in the third person singular together with the “if”.
e) na.
Correct alternative: a) the sentence has the verb in the impersonal infinitive.
The indeterminate subject is the one who is not identified in the prayer. Therefore, we cannot identify it either by context or by the verb of action. This type of subject can occur in three ways:
- Phrases with verb in third person plural;
- Sentences with verb in the third person singular together with “if”;
- Sentences with impersonal infinitive verb.
In the sentence above, we have an example of an indeterminate subject, whose verb is in the impersonal infinitive: to eat.
question 18
The type of predicate and the subject's predicative present in the sentence "The model is clumsy” are respectively:
a) verbal predicate; model
b) verbal predicate; clumsy
c) nominal predicate; clumsy
d) verb-nominal predicate; model
e) verb-nominal predicate; clumsy
Correct alternative: c) noun predicate; clumsy
The nominal predicate is one that indicates state or quality, being formed by a connecting verb, which indicates state, and the subject's predicative, which complements the subject by giving him a quality.
The core of this type of predicate is always a name, which can be a noun or an adjective. So, in the sentence above, we have:
Simple subject: the model
Nominal predicate: clumsy
Subject's predicament: clumsy
question 19
Verbal Predication is the way to link the subject to the predicate of the clause or to the subject's predicative whose verbs can be intransitive, transitive or linking. In the sentence "I bought different clothes at that store” the verb is:
a) transitive
b) intransitive
c) direct transitive
d) indirect transitive
e) direct and indirect transitive
Correct alternative: c) direct transitive
The verb in the sentence above “bought” is direct transitive, since it needs a complement without a preposition (clothes). "In that store" is an adverbial adjunct, as these are accessory terms of the sentence that indicate a place.
Remember that transitive verbs are those that have no meaning when they are alone and, therefore, need complements.
question 20
What kind of predicate in the sentence "The sun shone a little in the morning”? Justify your answer.
Answer: verbal predicate.
The verbal predicate has as its nucleus a verb (or a verbal phrase) that conveys the idea of action. In this case, we have:
Simple subject: The sun
Subject's core: sun
Verbal predicate: shone a little in the morning
Predicate core: shined
keep studying in:
- Subject and Predicate
- types of subject
- Exercises on types of subject with feedback
- Exercises on Predicate Types with Commented Template
