SIMPLE SUBJECTS/SIMPLE PREDICATES 1
✓ Useful for TOEFL
DID YOU KNOW?
Every grammar rule in English ultimately depends on correctly identifying the subject and predicate — including the rules tested in every major exam.
Subject-verb agreement, tense selection, passive voice construction, and relative clause attachment all require knowing which noun is the subject and where the predicate begins. TOEFL sentence correction questions often hinge on this: a long, complex sentence with several nouns makes it easy to match the verb to the wrong one.
Cambridge Use of English (Part 2 — open cloze) tests auxiliary verbs and tense forms, which requires understanding the predicate structure. IELTS Grammatical Range & Accuracy rewards writers who handle complex subjects (noun clauses, gerund phrases) without losing control of the verb. This exercise builds the foundation everything else rests on.
Every grammar rule in English ultimately depends on correctly identifying the subject and predicate — including the rules tested in every major exam.
Subject-verb agreement, tense selection, passive voice construction, and relative clause attachment all require knowing which noun is the subject and where the predicate begins. TOEFL sentence correction questions often hinge on this: a long, complex sentence with several nouns makes it easy to match the verb to the wrong one.
Cambridge Use of English (Part 2 — open cloze) tests auxiliary verbs and tense forms, which requires understanding the predicate structure. IELTS Grammatical Range & Accuracy rewards writers who handle complex subjects (noun clauses, gerund phrases) without losing control of the verb. This exercise builds the foundation everything else rests on.
Write the SIMPLE SUBJECT of each the sentences below.
Example: Robert likes to go to the beach on Tuesdays. → Robert
