Subject and Predicate Worksheet with Answers

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The subject is the person or thing the sentence is about. The predicate is everything else in the sentence: it says what the subject does or is. In "The little girl sings well", the subject is "The little girl" and the predicate is "sings well". Take the whole subject with its describing words. The answer key is at the end.

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Subject and Predicate Worksheet with Answers

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A. Find the subject

Write the whole subject of each sentence.

  1. Ravi plays cricket.
  2. The little girl sings well.
  3. My mother cooks tasty food.
  4. The bus stopped at the gate.
  5. Priya and Meena are friends.
  6. The old tree fell down.

B. Find the predicate

Write the whole predicate of each sentence.

  1. The birds fly high.
  2. Our teacher gave us homework.
  3. The boy in the red shirt is my cousin.
  4. Rain fell all night.
  5. The Pune express arrived late.
  6. Kavya reads a book every day.

C. Subject or predicate?

The words in CAPITALS are either the subject or the predicate. Write subject or predicate.

  1. THE TALL BOY is my brother.
  2. My brother LIVES IN KERALA.
  3. The bus IS LATE.
  4. OUR NEW TEACHER teaches English.
  5. Dogs BARK.
  6. THE FARMER'S COW gives milk.

D. When the subject is not first

In these sentences the subject does not come first. Write the subject.

  1. Here comes the bus.
  2. Under the tree sat an old man.
  3. Is the bus late?
  4. Where did Ravi go?
  5. Down the road ran the little boy.
  6. Do you like mangoes?

E. Add a predicate

Finish each sentence with a predicate of your own.

  1. The children __________
  2. My grandmother __________
  3. The red bus __________

Answer Key

A. Find the subject

  1. Ravi
  2. The little girl
  3. My mother
  4. The bus
  5. Priya and Meena
  6. The old tree

B. Find the predicate

  1. fly high
  2. gave us homework
  3. is my cousin
  4. fell all night
  5. arrived late
  6. reads a book every day

C. Subject or predicate?

  1. subject
  2. predicate
  3. predicate
  4. subject
  5. predicate
  6. subject

D. When the subject is not first

  1. the bus
  2. an old man
  3. the bus
  4. Ravi
  5. the little boy
  6. you

E. Add a predicate

  1. Answers will vary, e.g. The children play in the park.
  2. Answers will vary, e.g. My grandmother tells us stories.
  3. Answers will vary, e.g. The red bus stopped near the school.

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