Subject and Predicate worksheet for students to practice identifying subjects and predicates in sentences.
Worksheet titled "Subject and Predicate" from SplashLearn, featuring 10 sentences with instructions to underline the subject and circle the predicate.
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To solve this, we need to identify the subject and the predicate in each sentence.
- The subject is *who* or *what* the sentence is about. It usually comes before the verb.
- The predicate tells us what the subject *does* or *is*. It includes the verb and everything that follows it (objects, modifiers, etc.).
We will underline the subject and circle the predicate for each sentence. Since we can’t actually underline or circle here, I’ll write:
→ Subject = [underlined part]
→ Predicate = (circled part)
Let’s go one by one.
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1. I enjoy pizza with sausage and pepperoni.
- Who is doing the action? → “I”
- What does “I” do? → “enjoy pizza with sausage and pepperoni”
→ Subject: I
→ Predicate: (enjoy pizza with sausage and pepperoni)
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2. The old house on the corner has a big garden in the backyard.
- What is the sentence about? → “The old house on the corner” (this whole phrase is the subject — it’s describing which house)
- What does it have? → “has a big garden in the backyard”
→ Subject: The old house on the corner
→ Predicate: (has a big garden in the backyard)
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3. Lynn, my mom’s best friend, plays cards with her family.
- Who is playing? → “Lynn, my mom’s best friend” (the appositive “my mom’s best friend” describes Lynn but is part of the subject)
- What does she do? → “plays cards with her family”
→ Subject: Lynn, my mom’s best friend
→ Predicate: (plays cards with her family)
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4. The hammer on the shelf can be used to work on the project.
- What can be used? → “The hammer on the shelf” (again, “on the shelf” describes which hammer — part of the subject)
- What can it do? → “can be used to work on the project”
→ Subject: The hammer on the shelf
→ Predicate: (can be used to work on the project)
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5. Our dog, Rocky, loves to chase sticks and balls.
- Who loves chasing? → “Our dog, Rocky” (“Rocky” is an appositive renaming “our dog” — still part of the subject)
- What does he love? → “loves to chase sticks and balls”
→ Subject: Our dog, Rocky
→ Predicate: (loves to chase sticks and balls)
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6. The shop owner, Jay, gives us free candy whenever we stop by to say hello.
- Who gives candy? → “The shop owner, Jay” (Jay renames the shop owner — part of subject)
- What does he give? → “gives us free candy whenever we stop by to say hello”
→ Subject: The shop owner, Jay
→ Predicate: (gives us free candy whenever we stop by to say hello)
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7. A microwave and a blender cannot both fit on the counter in my kitchen.
- What cannot fit? → “A microwave and a blender” (compound subject — two things joined by “and”)
- What about them? → “cannot both fit on the counter in my kitchen”
→ Subject: A microwave and a blender
→ Predicate: (cannot both fit on the counter in my kitchen)
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8. Amy, Carol, and Rachel went to France together for a vacation.
- Who went? → “Amy, Carol, and Rachel” (three people — compound subject)
- Where did they go? → “went to France together for a vacation”
→ Subject: Amy, Carol, and Rachel
→ Predicate: (went to France together for a vacation)
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9. Tom and Ann are going to have dinner at the restaurant.
- Who is going? → “Tom and Ann” (compound subject)
- What are they doing? → “are going to have dinner at the restaurant”
→ Subject: Tom and Ann
→ Predicate: (are going to have dinner at the restaurant)
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10. My brother and my sister are studying in college.
- Who is studying? → “My brother and my sister” (compound subject)
- What are they doing? → “are studying in college”
→ Subject: My brother and my sister
→ Predicate: (are studying in college)
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Final Answer:
1. Subject: I | Predicate: (enjoy pizza with sausage and pepperoni)
2. Subject: The old house on the corner | Predicate: (has a big garden in the backyard)
3. Subject: Lynn, my mom’s best friend | Predicate: (plays cards with her family)
4. Subject: The hammer on the shelf | Predicate: (can be used to work on the project)
5. Subject: Our dog, Rocky | Predicate: (loves to chase sticks and balls)
6. Subject: The shop owner, Jay | Predicate: (gives us free candy whenever we stop by to say hello)
7. Subject: A microwave and a blender | Predicate: (cannot both fit on the counter in my kitchen)
8. Subject: Amy, Carol, and Rachel | Predicate: (went to France together for a vacation)
9. Subject: Tom and Ann | Predicate: (are going to have dinner at the restaurant)
10. Subject: My brother and my sister | Predicate: (are studying in college)
- The subject is *who* or *what* the sentence is about. It usually comes before the verb.
- The predicate tells us what the subject *does* or *is*. It includes the verb and everything that follows it (objects, modifiers, etc.).
We will underline the subject and circle the predicate for each sentence. Since we can’t actually underline or circle here, I’ll write:
→ Subject = [underlined part]
→ Predicate = (circled part)
Let’s go one by one.
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1. I enjoy pizza with sausage and pepperoni.
- Who is doing the action? → “I”
- What does “I” do? → “enjoy pizza with sausage and pepperoni”
→ Subject: I
→ Predicate: (enjoy pizza with sausage and pepperoni)
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2. The old house on the corner has a big garden in the backyard.
- What is the sentence about? → “The old house on the corner” (this whole phrase is the subject — it’s describing which house)
- What does it have? → “has a big garden in the backyard”
→ Subject: The old house on the corner
→ Predicate: (has a big garden in the backyard)
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3. Lynn, my mom’s best friend, plays cards with her family.
- Who is playing? → “Lynn, my mom’s best friend” (the appositive “my mom’s best friend” describes Lynn but is part of the subject)
- What does she do? → “plays cards with her family”
→ Subject: Lynn, my mom’s best friend
→ Predicate: (plays cards with her family)
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4. The hammer on the shelf can be used to work on the project.
- What can be used? → “The hammer on the shelf” (again, “on the shelf” describes which hammer — part of the subject)
- What can it do? → “can be used to work on the project”
→ Subject: The hammer on the shelf
→ Predicate: (can be used to work on the project)
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5. Our dog, Rocky, loves to chase sticks and balls.
- Who loves chasing? → “Our dog, Rocky” (“Rocky” is an appositive renaming “our dog” — still part of the subject)
- What does he love? → “loves to chase sticks and balls”
→ Subject: Our dog, Rocky
→ Predicate: (loves to chase sticks and balls)
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6. The shop owner, Jay, gives us free candy whenever we stop by to say hello.
- Who gives candy? → “The shop owner, Jay” (Jay renames the shop owner — part of subject)
- What does he give? → “gives us free candy whenever we stop by to say hello”
→ Subject: The shop owner, Jay
→ Predicate: (gives us free candy whenever we stop by to say hello)
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7. A microwave and a blender cannot both fit on the counter in my kitchen.
- What cannot fit? → “A microwave and a blender” (compound subject — two things joined by “and”)
- What about them? → “cannot both fit on the counter in my kitchen”
→ Subject: A microwave and a blender
→ Predicate: (cannot both fit on the counter in my kitchen)
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8. Amy, Carol, and Rachel went to France together for a vacation.
- Who went? → “Amy, Carol, and Rachel” (three people — compound subject)
- Where did they go? → “went to France together for a vacation”
→ Subject: Amy, Carol, and Rachel
→ Predicate: (went to France together for a vacation)
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9. Tom and Ann are going to have dinner at the restaurant.
- Who is going? → “Tom and Ann” (compound subject)
- What are they doing? → “are going to have dinner at the restaurant”
→ Subject: Tom and Ann
→ Predicate: (are going to have dinner at the restaurant)
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10. My brother and my sister are studying in college.
- Who is studying? → “My brother and my sister” (compound subject)
- What are they doing? → “are studying in college”
→ Subject: My brother and my sister
→ Predicate: (are studying in college)
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Final Answer:
1. Subject: I | Predicate: (enjoy pizza with sausage and pepperoni)
2. Subject: The old house on the corner | Predicate: (has a big garden in the backyard)
3. Subject: Lynn, my mom’s best friend | Predicate: (plays cards with her family)
4. Subject: The hammer on the shelf | Predicate: (can be used to work on the project)
5. Subject: Our dog, Rocky | Predicate: (loves to chase sticks and balls)
6. Subject: The shop owner, Jay | Predicate: (gives us free candy whenever we stop by to say hello)
7. Subject: A microwave and a blender | Predicate: (cannot both fit on the counter in my kitchen)
8. Subject: Amy, Carol, and Rachel | Predicate: (went to France together for a vacation)
9. Subject: Tom and Ann | Predicate: (are going to have dinner at the restaurant)
10. Subject: My brother and my sister | Predicate: (are studying in college)
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of subject and predicate worksheet for 2nd graders.
