Complete Subject and Predicate Worksheet | Sentence Structure Activity - Free Printable

Absolutely! Let’s solve this “Complete Subject and Predicate Worksheet” step by step, following the directions:

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📌 Key Definitions (from worksheet):

- Complete Subject: The noun that takes the action + any connected phrases (everything before the verb that tells WHO or WHAT the sentence is about).
- Complete Predicate: The action (verb) + any connected phrases (everything after the subject that tells what the subject does or is).

✔ Directions Recap:

1. Circle the verb or simple predicate (the main action word).
2. Underline once the complete subject.
3. Underline twice the complete predicate.

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## 🔍 Let’s go sentence by sentence:

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1. Kelly and her friends want to start a band.

- Simple Predicate (Verb): `want`
- Complete Subject: *Kelly and her friends* → This is who wants something.
- Complete Predicate: *want to start a band* → This is what they want to do.

✔ Marked:
- Circle: want
- Underline once: Kelly and her friends
- Underline twice: want to start a band

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2. Kelly plays guitar and piano.

- Simple Predicate: `plays`
- Complete Subject: *Kelly*
- Complete Predicate: *plays guitar and piano*

✔ Marked:
- Circle: plays
- Underline once: Kelly
- Underline twice: plays guitar and piano

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3. Vikki, Kelly's friend, beats on the drums.

- Simple Predicate: `beats`
- Complete Subject: *Vikki, Kelly's friend* → “Kelly’s friend” is extra info describing Vikki — still part of the subject.
- Complete Predicate: *beats on the drums*

✔ Marked:
- Circle: beats
- Underline once: Vikki, Kelly's friend
- Underline twice: beats on the drums

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4. Viktor from down the street asks to join the band.

- Simple Predicate: `asks`
- Complete Subject: *Viktor from down the street* → “from down the street” describes Viktor.
- Complete Predicate: *asks to join the band*

✔ Marked:
- Circle: asks
- Underline once: Viktor from down the street
- Underline twice: asks to join the band

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5. Kelly and Vikki let him audition.

- Simple Predicate: `let`
- Complete Subject: *Kelly and Vikki*
- Complete Predicate: *let him audition*

> Note: “him audition” is the object + infinitive complement — it’s part of the predicate.

✔ Marked:
- Circle: let
- Underline once: Kelly and Vikki
- Underline twice: let him audition

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6. Viktor, a lifelong churchgoer, sings like an angel for the girls.

- Simple Predicate: `sings`
- Complete Subject: *Viktor, a lifelong churchgoer* → appositive phrase describing Viktor.
- Complete Predicate: *sings like an angel for the girls*

✔ Marked:
- Circle: sings
- Underline once: Viktor, a lifelong churchgoer
- Underline twice: sings like an angel for the girls

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7. Both Kelly and Vikki agree.

- Simple Predicate: `agree`
- Complete Subject: *Both Kelly and Vikki* → “Both” is part of the subject.
- Complete Predicate: *agree*

✔ Marked:
- Circle: agree
- Underline once: Both Kelly and Vikki
- Underline twice: agree

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8. After that performance, Viktor joins Vikki and Kelly in the band.

- Simple Predicate: `joins`
- Complete Subject: *Viktor* → “After that performance” is a prepositional phrase at the start — not part of the subject.
- Complete Predicate: *joins Vikki and Kelly in the band*

✔ Marked:
- Circle: joins
- Underline once: Viktor
- Underline twice: joins Vikki and Kelly in the band

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9. Early in the morning, the band practiced in Viktor's garage.

- Simple Predicate: `practiced`
- Complete Subject: *the band* → “Early in the morning” is a time phrase — not part of the subject.
- Complete Predicate: *practiced in Viktor's garage*

✔ Marked:
- Circle: practiced
- Underline once: the band
- Underline twice: practiced in Viktor's garage

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10. One day Kelly, Vikki, and Viktor perform for their school in the gym.

- Simple Predicate: `perform`
- Complete Subject: *Kelly, Vikki, and Viktor* → “One day” is a time phrase — not part of the subject.
- Complete Predicate: *perform for their school in the gym*

✔ Marked:
- Circle: perform
- Underline once: Kelly, Vikki, and Viktor
- Underline twice: perform for their school in the gym

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## 🎯 Final Answer Summary (How to mark each sentence):

| Sentence | Circle (Verb) | Underline Once (Complete Subject) | Underline Twice (Complete Predicate) |
|----------|---------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1 | want | Kelly and her friends | want to start a band |
| 2 | plays | Kelly | plays guitar and piano |
| 3 | beats | Vikki, Kelly's friend | beats on the drums |
| 4 | asks | Viktor from down the street | asks to join the band |
| 5 | let | Kelly and Vikki | let him audition |
| 6 | sings | Viktor, a lifelong churchgoer | sings like an angel for the girls |
| 7 | agree | Both Kelly and Vikki | agree |
| 8 | joins | Viktor | joins Vikki and Kelly in the band |
| 9 | practiced | the band | practiced in Viktor's garage |
| 10 | perform | Kelly, Vikki, and Viktor | perform for their school in the gym |

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## 💡 Pro Tip:
Always find the verb first — then ask: “Who or what is doing this action?” → That’s your complete subject. Everything else is the complete predicate.

This worksheet helps you understand sentence structure — crucial for writing clear, grammatically correct sentences!

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