Simple Subject and Simple Predicate worksheet for educational use.

Let's solve the task step by step.

Understanding the Task:

The goal is to:
1. Underline the simple subject in each sentence.
2. Circle the simple predicate in each sentence.

- Simple Subject: The main noun or pronoun that the sentence is about (without any descriptive words).
- Simple Predicate: The main verb (or verb phrase) that tells what the subject does.

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Step-by-step Solutions:

#### 1. The teacher graded the homework papers.
- Simple Subject: *teacher*
(The main person doing the action)
- Simple Predicate: *graded*
(The main verb)

✔ Answer:
Underline: *teacher*
Circle: *graded*

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#### 2. John drove the car to the store.
- Simple Subject: *John*
- Simple Predicate: *drove*

✔ Answer:
Underline: *John*
Circle: *drove*

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#### 3. We liked the last play of the game.
- Simple Subject: *We*
- Simple Predicate: *liked*

✔ Answer:
Underline: *We*
Circle: *liked*

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#### 4. They were singing in the park.
- Simple Subject: *They*
- Simple Predicate: *were singing*
(This is a verb phrase, but the simple predicate is the entire verb phrase here since it’s compound — "were singing" is the complete action.)

✔ Answer:
Underline: *They*
Circle: *were singing*

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#### 5. On Tuesday the happy children watched a movie.
- Simple Subject: *children*
(Even though "happy" describes them, we ignore adjectives for the simple subject.)
- Simple Predicate: *watched*

✔ Answer:
Underline: *children*
Circle: *watched*

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#### 6. The scout troop met in the morning.
- Simple Subject: *troop*
(Even though "scout" modifies "troop", the simple subject is just "troop")
- Simple Predicate: *met*

✔ Answer:
Underline: *troop*
Circle: *met*

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#### 7. The pack of dogs ran freely in the street.
- Simple Subject: *pack*
- Simple Predicate: *ran*

✔ Answer:
Underline: *pack*
Circle: *ran*

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#### 8. The sound of the bell is ringing in my ear.
- Simple Subject: *sound*
- Simple Predicate: *is ringing*
(Verb phrase – includes auxiliary verb "is")

✔ Answer:
Underline: *sound*
Circle: *is ringing*

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#### 9. Swimming is my favorite sport.
- Simple Subject: *Swimming*
(Note: This is a gerund acting as a noun — still a subject)
- Simple Predicate: *is*

✔ Answer:
Underline: *Swimming*
Circle: *is*

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#### 10. Lance and Phyllis quickly walked across the street.
- Simple Subject: *Lance and Phyllis*
(Compound subject — both are part of the subject)
- Simple Predicate: *walked*

✔ Answer:
Underline: *Lance and Phyllis*
Circle: *walked*

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✔ Final Answers Summary:

| Sentence | Simple Subject | Simple Predicate |
|--------|----------------|------------------|
| 1 | teacher | graded |
| 2 | John | drove |
| 3 | We | liked |
| 4 | They | were singing |
| 5 | children | watched |
| 6 | troop | met |
| 7 | pack | ran |
| 8 | sound | is ringing |
| 9 | Swimming | is |
| 10 | Lance and Phyllis | walked |

> 🔍 Tip: Always look for the main noun (subject) and the main verb (predicate), ignoring modifiers like adjectives, adverbs, and prepositional phrases.

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