This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Adjectives > Predicate Adjectives – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Predicate Adjectives Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the predicate adjective in the sentence 'This pasta tastes very stale'? A) Pasta. B) Stale. C) Very. D) Tastes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stale. 2. Identify the predicate. Sybille is a translator at the United Nations. A) Translator. B) Is. C) United Nations. D) Sybille. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Translator. 3. Identify the indefinite adjective in the sentence:'All children must be accompanied by an adult.' A) All. B) Children. C) Accompanied. D) Adult. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All. 4. What is the predicate adjective in the sentence: "The flowers smell fragrant." ? A) Smell. B) Fragrant. C) Flowers. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fragrant. 5. Which sentence contains both an indefinite and a predicate adjective? A) Every student is diligent. B) The cake tastes sweet. C) Some apples are red. D) He is very tall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Some apples are red. 6. Identify the Auxiliary Verb in:Edgar and Allen were checking their homework. A) Checking. B) Homework. C) Were. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were. 7. What is the predicate adjective in the sentence: "Kendall is kind." ? A) Kendall. B) Is. C) Kind. D) The sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kind. 8. Tomorrow is Friday. A) Direct Object. B) Predicate Noun. C) Predicate Adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate Noun. 9. The President appeared extremely nervous in his first debate. A) First. B) Nervous. C) Extremely. D) Debate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nervous. 10. Yes, it was (us, we) who won the game. A) Us. B) We. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We. 11. Which of the following sentences contains a predicate adjective? A) The flowers are fragrant. B) The flowers are roses. C) The flowers are in the garden. D) The flowers are blooming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The flowers are fragrant. 12. Does this sentence have a predicate adjective or predicate nominative? The cookies are so delicious that you can't just have one. A) Predicate adjective. B) Predicate nominative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate adjective. 13. What kind of verb always goes with predicate adjectives? A) Action. B) Linking. C) Helping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Linking. 14. Were you feeling afraid when you heard the noise? A) Correct. B) Incorrect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Correct. 15. Identify the predicate adjective in the sentence:The music sounds soothing. A) Soothing. B) Music. C) The. D) Sounds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soothing. 16. How can you identify a predicate nominative in a sentence? A) Look for a noun or pronoun following a linking verb that renames the subject. B) Identify the subject of the sentence and its direct object. C) Find the verb that describes the action in the sentence. D) Locate the adjectives that modify the subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Look for a noun or pronoun following a linking verb that renames the subject. 17. What is the predicate adjective?His brownies are famous in her neighborhood. A) Are. B) Famous. C) Brownies. D) Neighborhood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Famous. 18. Which word is the predicate adjective in this sentence:The highway seems slick and icy. A) Highway. B) Seems. C) Slick. D) Slick and icy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slick and icy. 19. What is the function of a predicate adjective in a sentence? A) To rename the subject. B) To modify the verb. C) To act as the subject. D) To describe the subject. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To describe the subject. 20. Find the adjective.Every day seems long. A) Seems. B) Long. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Long. 21. What is the role of a predicate adjective in a sentence? A) Modifies the verb in the sentence. B) Refers to a specific person or thing. C) Describes the subject of the sentence. D) Indicates the action being performed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Describes the subject of the sentence. 22. Choose the sentence pattern for this sentence. Even though the kids worked really hard, they did not always score 100% on the test. A) SLVPN. B) SLVPA. C) SVDO. D) SV. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) SVDO. 23. What kind of complement is the following?The pillow looks fluffy. A) Predicate nominative. B) Predicate adjective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate adjective. 24. Which of the following is NOT an indefinite adjective? A) Several. B) Few. C) Quick. D) Each. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Quick. 25. Does this sentence have a predicate adjective or predicate nominative? My sister's necklace was a gift. A) Predicate adjective. B) Predicate nominative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate nominative. 26. The cheetah is a fast (animal). A) PA (predicate adjective). B) PN (predicate nominative). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PN (predicate nominative). 27. The roses are (red). A) PN (predicate nominative). B) PA (predicate adjective). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PA (predicate adjective). 28. Find the predicate adjective(s):They were excited and anxious for their wedding day! A) Excited. B) Excited, anxious. C) They. D) Anxious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excited, anxious. 29. Is the word in red a direct or indirect object?Because of the hot weather, I offered my dog some water. A) Direct object. B) Indirect object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indirect object. 30. Identify the predicate adjective in the sentence:The sky looks cloudy. A) Cloudy. B) Sunny. C) Blue. D) Clear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cloudy. 31. Identify the predicate. Amelia is the best tennis player ever to attend NMS. A) Attend. B) NMS. C) Player. D) Amelia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Player. 32. What is the linking verb?She is crying. A) She. B) Crying. C) Is. D) No linking verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No linking verb. 33. Identify the verb:Sometimes I feel a little sad. A) Sometimes-LV. B) Feel-AV. C) Little-LV. D) Feel-LV. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feel-LV. 34. You seem a little grouchy today. A) Predicate Adjective. B) Predicate Noun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate Adjective. 35. Name the indirect object.Many women gave Mother Teresa their help. A) Mother Teresa. B) Help. C) Many. D) Gave. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mother Teresa. 36. The soup tastes (delicious). A) PN (predicate nominative). B) PA (predicate adjective). C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PA (predicate adjective). 37. What is the linking verb?The three farmers feel happy. A) Three. B) Happy. C) Farmers. D) Feel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Feel. 38. What part of the sentence is the word in red?Keats is a great English poet. A) Predicate noun. B) Predicate adjective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate noun. 39. What is the predicate noun in the sentence:The winner was a student. A) Winner. B) Student. C) Was. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Student. 40. Does this sentence have a predicate adjective or predicate nominative? The new student is a talented musician. A) A) Predicate adjective. B) B) Predicate nominative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) Predicate nominative. 41. Identify the predicate nominative in the sentence.Tom and Dave were best friends. A) Friends. B) Huck. C) Tom. D) Best. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Friends. 42. Does this sentence have a predicate adjective or predicate nominative? A) Predicate nominative. B) Predicate adjective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate adjective. 43. Identify the personal pronoun used as an indirect object.Zeus sent him a cruel punishment. A) Him. B) Punishment. C) Sent. D) Cruel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Him. 44. My phone was broken, so I got a new one. A) Direct Object. B) Predicate Noun. C) Predicate Adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Predicate Adjective. 45. Predicate Nominative or Predicate Adjective:A hiker grew thirsty in the afternoon. A) Predicate Nominative. B) PredicateAdjective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PredicateAdjective. 46. The couch smelled old. A) Predicate Adjective. B) Predicate Noun. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predicate Adjective. 47. Which one NEEDS a LINKING VERB? A) Direct Object. B) Predicate Nominative. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate Nominative. 48. Which sentence contains an indefinite adjective? A) The trophy was received by the player. B) Each player received a trophy. C) A trophy was received by the player. D) The player received a trophy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Each player received a trophy. 49. What is a predicate adjective? A) An adjective that is used as an object in a sentence. B) An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject of a sentence. C) An adjective that is used as a subject in a sentence. D) An adjective that modifies a noun directly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject of a sentence. 50. Which of the following is an example of a predicate noun? A) The flowers are blooming. B) The flowers are beautiful. C) The flowers smell sweet. D) The flowers are fragrant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The flowers are beautiful. 51. Identify the predicate noun in the sentence:'The artist is a painter.' A) A. B) Is. C) Painter. D) Artist. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Painter. 52. Identify the subject, linking verb, and predicate nominative in the sentence: "Our family vacation was heaven." Which word is the predicate nominative? A) Was. B) Heaven. C) Our. D) Vacation. E) Family. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heaven. 53. Which of the following is an example of a sentence with a predicate adjective? A) The cat jumped over the fence. B) The car drove quickly. C) The flowers smell sweet. D) The book fell off the shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The flowers smell sweet. 54. Which of the following is an example of a predicate adjective?a) The sky is blue.b) The sky is clear.c) The sky is high. A) The sky is high. B) The sky is clear. C) The sky is happy. D) The sky is blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The sky is blue. 55. What is the predicate noun?I am a good friend to Peter. A) Good. B) Peter. C) I. D) Friend. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Friend. 56. Look for a predicate adjective in the following sentence:My mom's delicious cupcakes also looked colorful. A) There is no predicate adjective. B) Also. C) Colorful. D) Delicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Colorful. 57. I got a job at Dutch Wonderland for the summer. A) Direct object. B) Indirect object. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct object. 58. Identify the direct object:The school supplied us with pencils and paper. A) School. B) Pencils and paper. C) Pencils. D) Us. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Us. 59. In the sentence 'The movie was exciting', what is the predicate adjective? A) The. B) Was. C) Exciting. D) Movie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Exciting. 60. She was so sad. What is the word sad in this sentence? A) Predicate noun. B) Predicate adjective. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Predicate adjective. Next →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPredicate Adjectives Quiz 2Predicate Adjectives Quiz 3Predicate Adjectives Quiz 4Predicate Adjectives Quiz 5Predicate Adjectives Quiz 6Predicate Adjectives Quiz 7Predicate Adjectives Quiz 8Adjective And Verbs After Prepositions Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books