Subject and Predicate English Practice Worksheet

Let's solve the problem step by step.

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Understanding Subject and Predicate:

- Subject: The part of the sentence that tells us who or what the sentence is about.
- Predicate: The part of the sentence that tells us what the subject is doing or what is happening to the subject. It usually includes the verb and any objects or additional information.

Now, let’s analyze each sentence:

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a) The sun was shining brightly.

- Subject: *The sun*
(This is what the sentence is about.)
- Predicate: *was shining brightly*
(This tells what the sun was doing.)

✔ Answer:
- Subject: The sun
- Predicate: was shining brightly

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b) The dogs were barking loudly.

- Subject: *The dogs*
(The ones doing the action)
- Predicate: *were barking loudly*
(What the dogs were doing)

✔ Answer:
- Subject: The dogs
- Predicate: were barking loudly

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c) The pretty girl was wearing a blue frock.

- Subject: *The pretty girl*
(Who is being described)
- Predicate: *was wearing a blue frock*
(What she was doing)

✔ Answer:
- Subject: The pretty girl
- Predicate: was wearing a blue frock

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d) The man and his wife were working in their garden.

- Subject: *The man and his wife*
(Two people together — compound subject)
- Predicate: *were working in their garden*
(What they were doing)

✔ Answer:
- Subject: The man and his wife
- Predicate: were working in their garden

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e) You don’t have to wait for me.

- Subject: *You*
(The person being addressed)
- Predicate: *don’t have to wait for me*
(What you are not required to do)

✔ Answer:
- Subject: You
- Predicate: don’t have to wait for me

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f) In the city lived many poor people.

⚠️ This sentence is an example of inverted word order (subject-verb inversion), often used for stylistic effect or emphasis.

- Normal order would be: *"Many poor people lived in the city."*
- But here, the location (*In the city*) comes first, followed by the verb (*lived*), then the subject (*many poor people*).

So:
- Subject: *many poor people*
- Predicate: *lived in the city*

✔ Answer:
- Subject: many poor people
- Predicate: lived in the city

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✔ Final Answers:

| Sentence | Subject | Predicate |
|--------|---------|-----------|
| a) The sun was shining brightly. | The sun | was shining brightly |
| b) The dogs were barking loudly. | The dogs | were barking loudly |
| c) The pretty girl was wearing a blue frock. | The pretty girl | was wearing a blue frock |
| d) The man and his wife were working in their garden. | The man and his wife | were working in their garden |
| e) You don’t have to wait for me. | You | don’t have to wait for me |
| f) In the city lived many poor people. | many poor people | lived in the city |

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📝 Explanation Summary:

- Always look for who or what is doing the action → that’s the subject.
- Everything else (the verb and its complements) forms the predicate.
- Be careful with inversion, like in sentence (f), where the subject comes after the verb.

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