Subject and Predicate Worksheets - 15 Worksheets Library - Free Printable

Let's solve this worksheet step by step. The task has two parts:

1. Write the complete subject of each sentence on the line.
2. Underline the predicate in each sentence.

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🔹 Part 1: Write the complete subject of each sentence.

The complete subject includes the main noun (or pronoun) and all the words that describe or modify it.

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#### 1. That orange blouse is nice.
- Complete subject: *That orange blouse*
→ "That" is a demonstrative adjective, "orange" is an adjective, and "blouse" is the noun. All together make up the subject.

✔ Answer: That orange blouse

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#### 2. The box I dropped burst open.
- This is a complex sentence. The subject is "The box I dropped".
- "I dropped" is a relative clause modifying "box", so it's part of the subject.
- So, the complete subject is: *The box I dropped*

✔ Answer: The box I dropped

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#### 3. This work is so satisfying.
- "This work" is the subject. "This" is a determiner, "work" is the noun.
- "is so satisfying" is the predicate.

✔ Answer: This work

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#### 4. Our date for Saturday should be fun.
- "Our date for Saturday" is the subject.
- "for Saturday" is a prepositional phrase modifying "date".

✔ Answer: Our date for Saturday

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#### 5. The woman in the car was her mother.
- "The woman in the car" is the subject.
- "in the car" describes where the woman is, so it’s part of the subject.

✔ Answer: The woman in the car

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🔹 Part 2: Underline the predicate in each sentence.

The predicate tells what the subject does or is. It includes the verb and everything that follows it.

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#### 6. The light over the stove has burnt out again.
- Subject: *The light over the stove*
- Predicate: *has burnt out again*
→ "has burnt out" is the verb phrase; "again" is an adverb modifying the verb.

✔ Underline: has burnt out again

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#### 7. Later, I will finish my work.
- Subject: *I*
- Predicate: *will finish my work*
→ "will finish" is the verb phrase; "my work" is the direct object.

✔ Underline: will finish my work

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#### 8. I am planning to have a quiet evening.
- Subject: *I*
- Predicate: *am planning to have a quiet evening*
→ "am planning" is the verb phrase; "to have a quiet evening" is the infinitive phrase acting as the object of the verb.

✔ Underline: am planning to have a quiet evening

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#### 9. The rain that fell was good for the garden.
- Subject: *The rain that fell*
- Predicate: *was good for the garden*
→ "was" is the linking verb; "good for the garden" is the subject complement.

✔ Underline: was good for the garden

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#### 10. I should probably cut the grass.
- Subject: *I*
- Predicate: *should probably cut the grass*
→ "should" is the modal verb; "probably" is an adverb; "cut the grass" is the main verb phrase.

✔ Underline: should probably cut the grass

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✔ Final Answers:

#### Part 1: Complete Subject
1. That orange blouse
2. The box I dropped
3. This work
4. Our date for Saturday
5. The woman in the car

#### Part 2: Underline the Predicate
6. The light over the stove has burnt out again
7. Later, I will finish my work
8. I am planning to have a quiet evening
9. The rain that fell was good for the garden
10. I should probably cut the grass

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💡 Tip:
- The subject answers "Who?" or "What?" is doing or being something.
- The predicate answers "What is the subject doing?" or "What is the subject?".

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