Practice Set: Parts of a Sentence

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate parts of a sentence.

1. The subject of a sentence is usually a or .
2. A predicate expresses about the .
3. The object of a sentence receives the of the .
4. A direct object answers the question or .
5. An indirect object answers the question or .
6. The complement of a sentence provides more information about the or .
7. A subject complement follows a and describes or identifies the _.
8. A predicate nominative renames the after a linking .
9. A predicate adjective describes the after a linking .
10. In the sentence “I am a student,” “I” is the and “a student” is the _.
11. “She sings beautifully” – What is the subject?
12. “The cat chased the mouse” – What is the direct object?
13. “He gave her a book” – What is the indirect object?
14. “They elected him president” – What is the predicate nominative?
15. “She seems happy” – What is the predicate adjective?
16. “The flowers are beautiful” – What is the subject complement?
17. “That pizza smells delicious” – What is the subject complement?
18. “He feels tired” – What is the predicate adjective?
19. “The book is on the table” – What is the prepositional phrase?
20. “They danced all night” – What is the adverbial phrase?
21. Subject complement can be either or .
22. The subject of an imperative sentence is often _.
23. A compound subject consists of or subjects.
24. A compound predicate consists of or predicates.
25. The simple subject is the _ noun or pronoun in the subject.
26. The simple predicate is the _ verb or verb phrase in the predicate.
27. A phrase is a group of words that a single .
28. A clause is a group of words that contains a and a .
29. A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a .
30. An independent clause can stand alone as a .
31. “John and Sarah play soccer” – What is the compound subject?
32. “She sings and dances” – What is the compound predicate?
33. “The cat sat on the mat” – What is the simple subject?
34. “They were running late” – What is the simple predicate?
35. “In the garden, the flowers bloom” – What is the phrase?
36. “After the rain stopped” – What is the clause type?
37. “When the bell rings” – What is the clause type?
38. “Because she was tired” – What is the clause type?
39. “He went home after he finished his work” – What is the independent clause?
40. “Although it was raining, they went for a walk” – What is the independent clause?
41. A sentence must contain at least one and one .
42. A _ is a group of words that contains a subject and a predicate.
43. A _ sentence expresses a complete thought and can stand alone.
44. A _ sentence does not express a complete thought and cannot stand alone.
45. A _ sentence gives a command or makes a request.
46. An _ sentence expresses strong feelings or emotions.
47. An _ sentence asks a question.
48. A _ sentence joins two independent clauses.
49. A _ sentence begins with a coordinating conjunction.
50. A _ sentence begins with a subordinating conjunction.

Answers:

1. noun, pronoun
2. action, subject
3. action, subject
4. whom, what
5. to whom, for whom
6. subject, predicate
7. linking verb, subject
8. subject, verb
9. subject, verb
10. subject, subject complement
11. She
12. the mouse
13. her
14. president
15. happy
16. beautiful
17. delicious
18. tired
19. on the table
20. all night
21. predicate nominative, predicate adjective
22. implied
23. two or more
24. two or more
25. main
26. main
27. functions, unit
28. subject, predicate
29. complete sentence
30. complete sentence
31. John and Sarah
32. sings and dances
33. cat
34. were running
35. In the garden
36. Adverbial clause
37. Adverbial clause
38. Adverbial clause
39. He went home
40. they went for a walk
41. subject, predicate
42. clause
43. independent
44. dependent
45. imperative
46. exclamatory
47. interrogative
48. compound
49. compound
50. complex

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