CBSE Class 3 Subject and Predicate worksheet | Class1to12.com - Free Printable

Let’s go through each sentence step by step.

We need to:
- Underline the subject (who or what the sentence is about)
- Circle the predicate (what the subject is doing — includes the verb and everything after it)

Remember from the example:
> My father drove a car.
→ “father” is underlined (subject), “drove a car” is circled (predicate).

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1. The teacher read a book.
→ Subject: “The teacher” (who did the action?)
→ Predicate: “read a book” (what did they do?)
✔ Underline: The teacher
✔ Circle: read a book

2. Jimmy cycled to the supermarket.
→ Subject: “Jimmy”
→ Predicate: “cycled to the supermarket”
✔ Underline: Jimmy
✔ Circle: cycled to the supermarket

3. The girls were singing in the class
→ Subject: “The girls”
→ Predicate: “were singing in the class”
✔ Underline: The girls
✔ Circle: were singing in the class

4. The children watched a movie on TV
→ Subject: “The children”
→ Predicate: “watched a movie on TV”
✔ Underline: The children
✔ Circle: watched a movie on TV

5. On Sunday, Anne went to the church
→ Even though “On Sunday” comes first, the subject is still “Anne” (who went?)
→ Predicate: “went to the church” (and “On Sunday” is extra info — but since we’re circling the whole predicate, we include everything after the subject)
Wait — actually, let’s be careful. In grammar, the predicate starts with the verb. So:

“Anne” = subject
“went to the church” = predicate
But “On Sunday” is an introductory phrase — it’s not part of the subject or predicate core. However, in elementary worksheets like this, sometimes they want you to underline only the main subject noun phrase and circle everything else as predicate.

Looking at the example: “My father drove a car.” → “father” underlined, “drove a car” circled. They didn’t underline “My”, so likely they want just the simple subject (the main noun) and the rest as predicate.

So for #5:
Subject: “Anne” (simple subject)
Predicate: “went to the church” — but wait, “On Sunday” is before Anne. Should it be included in predicate? Actually, no — the predicate begins with the verb. So:

Correct breakdown:
Subject: Anne
Predicate: went to the church
But “On Sunday” is a modifier — in many school worksheets, they might expect you to include it in the predicate if it’s part of the sentence structure. Let’s check the instruction again: “circle the predicate” — which is everything that tells us something about the subject.

Actually, standard definition:
Subject = who/what the sentence is about → “Anne”
Predicate = everything else → “On Sunday, Anne went to the church” → no, that’s not right.

Better way:
Break the sentence into two parts:
Part 1: Who? → Anne
Part 2: What did Anne do? → went to the church (and “On Sunday” tells when — it’s part of the predicate)

In fact, in grammar, the predicate includes all words that are not part of the subject. So:

Sentence: “On Sunday, Anne went to the church”
Subject: “Anne”
Predicate: “On Sunday, went to the church” — but that doesn’t sound right because “On Sunday” modifies the whole sentence.

Actually, let’s think simply for a Class 3 student:

They probably expect:
- Underline the person or thing the sentence is about → “Anne”
- Circle everything else → “On Sunday, went to the church” — but that’s awkward.

Wait — looking back at the example: “My father drove a car.” → they underlined “father”, not “My father”. So they’re using “simple subject” — just the main noun.

Similarly, for #5: simple subject is “Anne”
Then the predicate is everything else: “On Sunday, went to the church” — but that’s not grammatically clean.

Actually, in most elementary worksheets, they consider the entire phrase after the subject as predicate, including any introductory phrases.

But let’s look at sentence 6: “Our Headmaster rang the school bell.” → subject should be “Headmaster” (simple subject), predicate “rang the school bell.”

Back to #5: To keep it simple and consistent with the example:

Subject: Anne (underline)
Predicate: went to the church — but “On Sunday” is attached. Hmm.

I think the safest way for a Class 3 level is:

Underline the main person/thing → “Anne”
Circle everything that tells what happened → “On Sunday, went to the church” — but that’s not accurate.

Alternative approach: In the example, “My father” — they underlined “father”, ignoring “My”. So they’re taking the simple subject (core noun).

For #5: simple subject is “Anne”
The predicate is “went to the church” — and “On Sunday” is an adverbial phrase that can be considered part of the predicate.

In fact, in many textbooks, the predicate includes all modifiers.

So I’ll go with:

Subject: Anne
Predicate: On Sunday, went to the church

But to match the worksheet style, let’s see how they’d expect it.

Actually, let me check online or recall: In such exercises, for “On Sunday, Anne went to the church”, they usually underline “Anne” and circle “On Sunday, went to the church” — but that’s not standard.

Perhaps they want the complete subject and complete predicate.

The instructions say: “Underline the subject and circle the predicate”

And define:
- Subject: what the sentence is about
- Predicate: tells something about the subject

So for #5:
What is the sentence about? → Anne (and the time is extra)
So subject: Anne
Predicate: went to the church (and “On Sunday” is part of the predicate because it describes when the action happened)

Yes, that makes sense.

So:
✔ Underline: Anne
✔ Circle: On Sunday, went to the church

But to be precise, let's list all:

6. Our Headmaster rang the school bell.
→ Simple subject: Headmaster (ignore “Our”)
→ Predicate: rang the school bell
✔ Underline: Headmaster
✔ Circle: rang the school bell

7. Golf is my favourite sport.
→ Subject: Golf
→ Predicate: is my favourite sport
✔ Underline: Golf
✔ Circle: is my favourite sport

8. The pack of wolves ran in the jungle.
→ Simple subject: pack (since “of wolves” describes it, but simple subject is just “pack”)
Wait — the definition says: “Simple Subject: A simple subject is the subject without any descriptive words.”

So in “The pack of wolves”, the simple subject is “pack” (because “of wolves” is descriptive)

Similarly, in “The teacher”, simple subject is “teacher”

So for #8:
Simple subject: pack
Predicate: ran in the jungle
✔ Underline: pack
✔ Circle: ran in the jungle

But let’s confirm with sentence 1: “The teacher read a book.” → they would underline “teacher”, not “The teacher”

Similarly, sentence 6: “Our Headmaster” → underline “Headmaster”

So yes, simple subject only.

Now, compiling all:

1. Underline: teacher; Circle: read a book
2. Underline: Jimmy; Circle: cycled to the supermarket
3. Underline: girls; Circle: were singing in the class
4. Underline: children; Circle: watched a movie on TV
5. Underline: Anne; Circle: On Sunday, went to the church
- Wait, but “On Sunday” is before Anne. Is it part of the predicate? Yes, because the predicate is everything that is not the subject. Since subject is “Anne”, everything else is predicate.
6. Underline: Headmaster; Circle: rang the school bell
7. Underline: Golf; Circle: is my favourite sport
8. Underline: pack; Circle: ran in the jungle

For #5, to be accurate, the predicate includes “On Sunday, went to the church” — even though it starts with a comma, it’s still part of the predicate.

Some might argue that “On Sunday” is not part of the predicate, but in elementary level, they often include all non-subject parts.

To match the worksheet’s likely expectation, I’ll go with that.

Final answers:

1. Subject: teacher → underline; Predicate: read a book → circle
2. Subject: Jimmy → underline; Predicate: cycled to the supermarket → circle
3. Subject: girls → underline; Predicate: were singing in the class → circle
4. Subject: children → underline; Predicate: watched a movie on TV → circle
5. Subject: Anne → underline; Predicate: On Sunday, went to the church → circle
6. Subject: Headmaster → underline; Predicate: rang the school bell → circle
7. Subject: Golf → underline; Predicate: is my favourite sport → circle
8. Subject: pack → underline; Predicate: ran in the jungle → circle

Note: For sentence 3, it says “in the class” — probably meant “in the classroom”, but we’ll keep as is.

Also, sentence 4 and 5 don’t have periods — but we’ll ignore punctuation for the task.

Now, writing the final answer as per format.

Final Answer:
1. Underline: teacher; Circle: read a book
2. Underline: Jimmy; Circle: cycled to the supermarket
3. Underline: girls; Circle: were singing in the class
4. Underline: children; Circle: watched a movie on TV
5. Underline: Anne; Circle: On Sunday, went to the church
6. Underline: Headmaster; Circle: rang the school bell
7. Underline: Golf; Circle: is my favourite sport
8. Underline: pack; Circle: ran in the jungle