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Predicate Grammar Exercises: Level A2-B1 (with Answers)

⏱ Time: 07:30 📝 Questions: 15 📊 Level: A2, B1 📚 Type: Grammar ⭐ XP: up to +15 (on pass)

Track your Predicate progress with 15 exercises at Level A2-B1. Take the quiz today, note your score, and retake it next week to see how much you have improved. Every question includes a full explanation so each attempt teaches you something new.

⏱ You have 07:30 to answer 15 questions. The timer only starts when you click Begin.

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Question 1: The children ___ in the park every afternoon.

Question 1 options
'play' is correct because the predicate must contain a verb that agrees with the plural subject 'The children' in the simple present tense. 'plays' is singular, 'playing' lacks an auxiliary verb, and 'played' is past tense, which contradicts 'every afternoon'.
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Question 2: Maria looked at the board. She ___ the answer on the board carefully.

Question 2 options
'read' is correct because the predicate includes the verb 'read' (simple past) plus the object and modifier, forming a complete predicate. 'reading' needs an auxiliary, 'reads' is present tense but the context is past, and 'to read' is an infinitive, not a finite verb form.
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Question 3: A simple predicate can be a verb phrase, such as 'has laughed', even when it has no objects or modifiers.

Question 3 options
True because a simple predicate refers to the main verb or verb phrase that expresses the action or state of the subject. A verb phrase like 'has laughed' counts as a simple predicate when it has no additional objects or modifiers attached to it.
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Question 4: In the sentence 'Tom quickly ran to the store,' what does the predicate tell us?

Question 4 options
'quickly ran to the store' is the complete predicate because the predicate tells us what the subject does and may include modifiers and other information beyond just the verb. It does not identify the subject, show the topic, or describe the object.
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Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • at the stranger
  • The dog
  • barked loudly

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'The dog barked loudly at the stranger' because the subject 'The dog' comes first, followed by the complete predicate 'barked loudly at the stranger', with the adverb 'loudly' immediately after the verb and the prepositional phrase at the end.
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Question 6: Which sentence has a correctly formed predicate?

Question 6 options
'She sings beautifully every morning' is correct because it contains a finite verb 'sings' followed by an adverb and time phrase, forming a complete predicate. 'Runs fast the boy' has inverted word order, 'Is happy Sam' misplaces the verb, and 'The cat sleeping on the mat' lacks a finite verb.
Q7 15

Question 7: Teacher: 'Can you find the predicate in this sentence: The team won the championship last year?' Student: 'Is it ___?'

Question 7 options
'won the championship last year' is the correct predicate because it contains the verb 'won' plus the object and time phrase, describing what the subject 'The team' did. The other options either include the subject or omit part of the predicate.
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Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses a predicate adjective (not a regular adjective before a noun)?

Question 8 options
'The soup smells delicious' correctly uses a predicate adjective because 'delicious' comes after the linking verb 'smells' and describes the subject 'The soup'. In the other options, adjectives appear directly before nouns rather than after a linking verb.
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Question 9: Put the words/clauses in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • laughed and
  • from the room
  • My brother
  • walked away

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'My brother laughed and walked away from the room' because the compound predicate 'laughed and walked away from the room' follows the subject, with the two verbs joined by 'and' and the prepositional phrase at the end.
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Question 10: The students studied hard. Now choose the best completion: 'The students ___.'

Question 10 options
'passed all their exams easily' is the best completion because it forms a natural complete predicate with a verb, object, and adverb. 'studying in the library' lacks a finite verb, 'very hard workers' contains no verb, and 'about the homework' is only a prepositional phrase with no verb.
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Question 11: Look at this sentence: 'Because he missed the bus, David ran all the way to school.' Which statement about the predicates in this sentence is true?

Question 11 options
The sentence contains two predicates — one in the dependent clause ('missed the bus') and one in the independent clause ('ran all the way to school') — because each clause has its own subject and verb, forming its own predicate.
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Question 12: Original sentence: 'Lisa cooked dinner for her family.' Transform to show a compound predicate by adding a second action: 'Lisa ___ and served it on the table.'

Question 12 options
'cooked dinner for her family' is correct because a compound predicate joins two verb phrases with 'and', so the first verb phrase must match the tense and structure of 'served'. 'was cooking' changes the tense unnecessarily, 'cooking dinner' lacks the past tense form, and 'had cooked dinner' changes the tense aspect incorrectly.
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Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct grammar label.

Question 13 options
She laughed.
He smiled and waved at the crowd.
The baby cried loudly in the night.
The weather looks cloudy today.
Complete predicate
Predicate adjective
Compound predicate
Simple predicate

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

A simple predicate is a single verb or verb phrase with no modifiers; a complete predicate includes the verb plus all modifiers and objects; a compound predicate has two or more verbs; a predicate adjective follows a linking verb and describes the subject.
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Question 14: A predicate adjective always comes directly before the noun it describes.

Question 14 options
False because a predicate adjective comes after a linking verb (e.g. 'is', 'looks', 'feels') and describes the subject, not directly before a noun. An adjective placed before a noun is called an attributive adjective, not a predicate adjective.
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Question 15: Which sentence best expresses that someone is tired using a predicate adjective rather than an adverb?

Question 15 options
'Jake feels tired after work' is correct because 'tired' is a predicate adjective following the linking verb 'feels', describing the subject 'Jake'. 'Jake worked tiredly' uses an adverb, 'Jake is a tired worker' uses an attributive adjective before the noun, and 'Jake tiredly walked home' uses an adverb modifying the verb.