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01 Subject And Predicate Part 1 - Topic Guide and MCQs

Part of English - 25 questions, about 12.5 min, with an explanation after every answer.

25
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about 12.5 min
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02 Nov 2026
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01 Subject And Predicate Part 1 is a topic inside English. It runs 25 untimed MCQs - roughly 12.5 min - and the review explains every answer once you submit.

Topic introduction

What 01 Subject And Predicate Part 1 covers

The shape of the set before you start it.

01 Subject And Predicate Part 1 sits inside English, and the portal keeps it as one self-contained set: 25 questions, four options each, no clock and a written explanation behind every answer.

Attempt it once to find the gaps, read why each distractor is wrong, then retake the same set a few days later. The questions you miss twice are the ones worth writing down.

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Question bank

01 Subject And Predicate Part 1: all 25 questions

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  1. Identify the complete subject in: 'Swimming improves stamina.'

    1. Swimming
    2. stamina
    3. improves
    4. improves stamina
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    Answer: (A) Swimming

    Explanation: The gerund 'Swimming' functions as a noun and is the subject. 'Stamina' is the object of the verb 'improves'.

  2. Identify the complete subject in: 'To finish the syllabus on time requires steady effort.'

    1. the syllabus
    2. steady effort
    3. To finish the syllabus on time
    4. To finish
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    Answer: (C) To finish the syllabus on time

    Explanation: The infinitive phrase 'To finish the syllabus on time' functions as the subject. 'Steady effort' is the object of 'requires'.

  3. Identify the subject in: 'Here comes the inspection team.'

    1. Here
    2. comes
    3. Here comes
    4. the inspection team
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    Answer: (D) the inspection team

    Explanation: In this inverted construction, the subject follows the verb. 'Here' indicates place and does not name what comes.

  4. Identify the complete subject in: 'The revised list of candidates from Bathinda reached the recruitment cell.'

    1. candidates from Bathinda
    2. The revised list of candidates from Bathinda
    3. The revised list
    4. the recruitment cell
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    Answer: (B) The revised list of candidates from Bathinda

    Explanation: The complete subject includes the head noun 'list' and all its modifiers. 'The revised list' leaves out the modifying phrase 'of candidates from Bathinda'.

  5. Identify the complete subject in: 'Who did the selection panel recommend for the scholarship?'

    1. Who
    2. the scholarship
    3. the selection panel recommend
    4. the selection panel
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    Answer: (D) the selection panel

    Explanation: The selection panel performs the act of recommending and is the subject. 'Who' is the fronted object asking about the person recommended.

  6. Identify the complete subject of the main clause in: 'That the server failed during registration surprised everyone.'

    1. the server
    2. That the server failed during registration
    3. everyone
    4. registration
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    Answer: (B) That the server failed during registration

    Explanation: The entire that-clause functions as the subject of 'surprised'. 'The server' is the subject of the subordinate clause, not of the main clause.

  7. Identify the complete subject in: 'Simran and Kabir submitted separate applications.'

    1. Simran
    2. Simran and Kabir
    3. Kabir
    4. separate applications
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    Answer: (B) Simran and Kabir

    Explanation: Two names joined by 'and' form the compound subject. Selecting either name alone leaves out one person performing the action.

  8. Identify the complete subject in: 'Why did the district officer postpone the hearing?'

    1. the district officer
    2. the hearing
    3. Why
    4. did the district officer
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    Answer: (A) the district officer

    Explanation: The subject is 'the district officer', placed between the auxiliary 'did' and the main verb. The auxiliary remains part of the predicate.

  9. Identify the complete predicate in: 'Our neighbours installed a rainwater tank yesterday.'

    1. a rainwater tank yesterday
    2. Our neighbours installed
    3. installed a rainwater tank yesterday
    4. neighbours installed a rainwater tank
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    Answer: (C) installed a rainwater tank yesterday

    Explanation: The complete predicate includes the verb and everything stated about the subject. 'A rainwater tank yesterday' omits the verb 'installed'.

  10. Identify the complete subject in: 'The village librarian issued fresh membership cards.'

    1. The village librarian
    2. The village librarian issued
    3. fresh membership cards
    4. issued fresh membership cards
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    Answer: (A) The village librarian

    Explanation: The complete subject names who performs the action and includes its modifiers: 'The village librarian'. The membership cards receive the action and form the object.

  11. In the existential sentence 'There remain several unresolved objections', which expression is the grammatical dummy subject, as distinct from the postverbal noun phrase?

    1. several unresolved objections
    2. unresolved objections
    3. remain
    4. There
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    Answer: (D) There

    Explanation: Existential 'there' occupies the grammatical subject position as a dummy subject. 'Several unresolved objections' is the postverbal noun phrase, often called the notional subject.

  12. Identify the complete subject in: 'The quality of the answers, rather than their length, determines the marks.'

    1. the answers
    2. The quality of the answers
    3. their length
    4. the marks
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    Answer: (B) The quality of the answers

    Explanation: The subject is headed by 'quality', with 'of the answers' modifying it. The parenthetical contrast 'rather than their length' does not introduce another subject.

  13. Identify the complete subject in: 'Which applicant secured the highest score?'

    1. the highest score
    2. applicant
    3. Which
    4. Which applicant
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    Answer: (D) Which applicant

    Explanation: The entire interrogative noun phrase 'Which applicant' is the subject. 'Applicant' alone omits its determiner.

  14. Select the correct division into complete subject and complete predicate: 'The clerk with the blue folder is waiting outside.'

    1. The clerk / with the blue folder is waiting outside
    2. The clerk with the blue / folder is waiting outside
    3. The clerk with the blue folder is / waiting outside
    4. The clerk with the blue folder / is waiting outside
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    Answer: (D) The clerk with the blue folder / is waiting outside

    Explanation: The phrase 'with the blue folder' modifies 'clerk' and belongs to the complete subject. The predicate begins with the auxiliary 'is'.

  15. Identify the complete subject in: 'What the witness remembered changed the course of the inquiry.'

    1. What the witness remembered
    2. the witness
    3. the course of the inquiry
    4. What
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    Answer: (A) What the witness remembered

    Explanation: The entire clause 'What the witness remembered' is the subject of 'changed'. 'The witness' is only the subject inside that clause.

  16. Identify the complete predicate in: 'The new timetable has reduced waiting time considerably.'

    1. reduced waiting time considerably
    2. has reduced waiting time considerably
    3. waiting time considerably
    4. The new timetable has reduced
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    Answer: (B) has reduced waiting time considerably

    Explanation: The complete predicate includes both the auxiliary 'has' and the main verb with its dependants. Starting at 'reduced' incorrectly excludes part of the verb phrase.

  17. Identify the complete subject in: 'Neither the cashier nor the branch manager noticed the discrepancy.'

    1. the cashier
    2. the branch manager
    3. Neither the cashier nor the branch manager
    4. the discrepancy
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    Answer: (C) Neither the cashier nor the branch manager

    Explanation: The paired conjunctions 'neither ... nor' connect both noun phrases into the compound subject. Selecting only the nearer noun phrase gives an incomplete subject.

  18. Identify the complete subject in: 'Only after the final bell did the invigilator collect the answer sheets.'

    1. the final bell
    2. the answer sheets
    3. the invigilator
    4. Only after the final bell
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    Answer: (C) the invigilator

    Explanation: An initial restrictive expression beginning with 'only' triggers auxiliary-subject inversion. 'The final bell' is part of the time expression, while 'the invigilator' performs the action.

  19. Identify the complete subject in: 'Near the main gate stood two security guards.'

    1. Near the main gate
    2. the main gate
    3. two security guards
    4. stood two security guards
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    Answer: (C) two security guards

    Explanation: The sentence places the location first and the subject after 'stood'. 'The main gate' belongs to the introductory prepositional phrase.

  20. Identify the complete subject in: 'The principal, along with two senior teachers, has reviewed the arrangements.'

    1. The principal
    2. two senior teachers
    3. The principal and two senior teachers
    4. the arrangements
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    Answer: (A) The principal

    Explanation: The supplementary phrase 'along with two senior teachers' does not form a compound subject with 'The principal'. Replacing 'along with' by 'and' would change the sentence's grammatical structure.

  21. In 'Harpreet, submit the original certificate today', what is the understood grammatical subject of the imperative clause?

    1. you
    2. Harpreet
    3. the original certificate
    4. today
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    Answer: (A) you

    Explanation: The imperative has the understood subject 'you'. 'Harpreet', separated by a comma, is a vocative identifying the person addressed.

  22. Identify the complete subject in: 'Attached to the notice were copies of the amended guidelines.'

    1. the notice
    2. the amended guidelines
    3. copies of the amended guidelines
    4. Attached to the notice
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    Answer: (C) copies of the amended guidelines

    Explanation: The fronted complement causes inversion, placing the complete subject after 'were'. 'The amended guidelines' is only the complement of 'of' within that subject.

  23. Identify the complete subject in: 'The proposal that the committee approved yesterday needs further funding.'

    1. The proposal that the committee approved yesterday
    2. the committee
    3. The proposal
    4. further funding
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    Answer: (A) The proposal that the committee approved yesterday

    Explanation: The relative clause modifies 'proposal' and forms part of the complete subject. 'The committee' is the subject of the embedded relative clause only.

  24. Identify the complete subject in: 'Checking every entry before submission prevents avoidable errors.'

    1. every entry
    2. Checking every entry before submission
    3. Checking every entry
    4. avoidable errors
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    Answer: (B) Checking every entry before submission

    Explanation: The whole gerund phrase functions as the subject, including the time modifier 'before submission'. 'Every entry' is the object within that phrase.

  25. What is the understood subject of the imperative sentence 'Keep your admit card ready'?

    1. your admit card
    2. card
    3. ready
    4. you
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    Answer: (D) you

    Explanation: An imperative normally has the understood subject 'you'. 'Your admit card' is the object of 'keep', not the subject.

Why it matters

Why 01 Subject And Predicate Part 1 is worth the hours

Where the marks actually come from.

01 Subject And Predicate Part 1 is factual rather than analytical: you either recall it in seconds or you lose the mark to somebody who did. That makes it one of the cheapest sections to convert - a handful of short sittings usually settles the whole cluster.

Exam relevance

Exams where 01 Subject And Predicate Part 1 matters

Derived from the subject and lane this topic belongs to.

Punjab Police Constable

The highest-volume recruitment on this list. Build your base with Punjab GK and current affairs, then drill reasoning until speed is automatic.

Punjab Police ASI

Assistant Sub-Inspector papers separate candidates on English and Punjabi accuracy as much as on general awareness. Practise language daily.

Punjab Police Sub-Inspector (SI)

The most competitive paper here. Polity, history and quant reasoning decide the rank - so take full timed mocks before the exam.

Punjab Police Jail Warder

A tighter syllabus: general awareness, Punjabi and basic reasoning. Perfect for a daily quiz habit - short sessions, high consistency.

Patwari

Revenue work starts with Punjab geography, history and current affairs. Add quant for the sections that reward calculation speed.

Excise Inspector

General awareness and English carry this paper. Track Punjab policy news daily and revise it as MCQs, not as notes.

Clerk

Grammar, comprehension, typing and basic computer knowledge. Accuracy beats speed here - review every wrong answer.

Punjab Police Head Constable

The communication and clerical tier of Punjab Police. Punjabi, English and general knowledge carry the paper, and computer awareness is worth real marks.

Staff Selection Commission

The central recruitment ladder most aspirants attempt alongside a state paper. Arithmetic, reasoning and English decide the score; general awareness decides the cutoff.

Banking Exams

Quantitative aptitude and reasoning at speed, with a separate English section and a general awareness paper that moves with the financial news cycle.

Central Armed Police Forces

General ability, general knowledge, comprehension and essay for the central forces. The paper rewards candidates who read widely and write clearly under time.

Expected questions

Expected questions from 01 Subject And Predicate Part 1

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Expect one-line recall questions - definitions, stand-for expansions, identifiers and the ordering of things. Practise the wording as well as the concept: these papers test terminology, and the set above uses the same four-option shape they do.

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