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Grade 5 Sentences Worksheet on
Simple and Complete Subjects and Predicates.
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📌 Key Definitions (from the example):
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Example: *The tall boy ran to the store.*
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Simple subject: boy *(the main noun doing the action)*
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Complete subject: The tall boy *(all words describing or modifying the simple subject)*
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Simple predicate: ran *(the main verb)*
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Complete predicate: ran to the store *(all words describing what the subject did, including modifiers)*
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✔ Your Task:
For each sentence, identify whether the
underlined word(s) are:
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simple subject
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complete subject
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simple predicate
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complete predicate
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## 🔍 Let’s go one by one:
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1. Friday’s rain will help our beautiful flowers.
→ Underlined:
rain
✔ Simple subject
*(“Rain” is the main noun — “Friday’s” is a modifier, so the complete subject would be “Friday’s rain”)*
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2. All of the teachers and some of the students will travel to Washington, D.C.
→ Underlined:
All of the teachers and some of the students
✔ Complete subject
*(This entire phrase is the full group performing the action — the simple subject would be “teachers and students”)*
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3. My friend is marrying my cousin this weekend.
→ Underlined:
My friend
✔ Complete subject
*(“My” is a modifier; the simple subject is just “friend”)*
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4. We ate pizza with the soccer team.
→ Underlined:
ate
✔ Simple predicate
*(“Ate” is the main verb — the complete predicate is “ate pizza with the soccer team”)*
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5. My brother and my sister want to go to the concert.
→ Underlined:
want
✔ Simple predicate
*(Main verb — complete predicate is “want to go to the concert”)*
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6. The boy in the purple hat goes to my school.
→ Underlined:
goes
✔ Simple predicate
*(Main verb — complete predicate is “goes to my school”)*
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7. That lady on the bench works with my mom.
→ Underlined:
works
✔ Simple predicate
*(Main verb — complete predicate is “works with my mom”)*
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8. The entire team loves to win games.
→ Underlined:
The entire team
✔ Complete subject
*(“Entire” modifies “team” — simple subject is “team”)*
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9. Heather and Nicole are leaving the party at midnight.
→ Underlined:
are leaving the party at midnight
✔ Complete predicate
*(This is everything that tells what the subjects are doing — simple predicate is “are leaving”)*
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10. Peter and Mark cannot come to the meeting this Thursday.
→ Underlined:
cannot come to the meeting this Thursday
✔ Complete predicate
*(Tells what Peter and Mark are unable to do — simple predicate is “cannot come”)*
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✔ Final Answers:
| # | Answer |
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| 1 | simple subject |
| 2 | complete subject |
| 3 | complete subject |
| 4 | simple predicate |
| 5 | simple predicate |
| 6 | simple predicate |
| 7 | simple predicate |
| 8 | complete subject |
| 9 | complete predicate |
|10 | complete predicate |
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## 💡 Tip for Students:
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Subject = Who or what the sentence is about → Look for the
noun/pronoun.
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Predicate = What the subject does or is → Look for the
verb.
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Simple = Just the core word (no modifiers).
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Complete = The whole phrase including all modifiers.
You’ve got this! Keep practicing — identifying these parts helps you write clearer, stronger sentences. 😊📚
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of complete subject and predicate worksheet.