Subject and predicate identification worksheet for grammar practice.

Let’s go step by step to solve each sentence.

We are looking for:
- The predicate = what the subject did or what happened (usually starts with the verb)
- The simple predicate = just the main verb (not helping verbs or modifiers)

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Sentence 7: Alan and Bryan walked to the store on Main Street after school.

→ Who? Alan and Bryan → that’s the subject
→ What did they do? “walked to the store on Main Street after school” → that’s the predicate
→ Simple predicate? Just the action word: walked

✔ Predicate: walked to the store on Main Street after school
✔ Simple predicate: walked

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Sentence 8: The enthusiastic fans cheered when they saw the soccer game score.

→ Who? The enthusiastic fans → subject
→ What did they do? “cheered when they saw the soccer game score” → predicate
→ Simple predicate? The main verb is cheered (“when they saw...” is extra info, not part of the simple predicate)

✔ Predicate: cheered when they saw the soccer game score
✔ Simple predicate: cheered

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Sentence 9: The tired principal got into her car at the end of the day.

→ Who? The tired principal → subject
→ What did she do? “got into her car at the end of the day” → predicate
→ Simple predicate? The main verb here is got — even though it’s part of “got into”, in grammar we usually take the first verb as the simple predicate unless it’s a phrasal verb acting as one unit. But in this case, “got” is the simple predicate. Some might argue “got into” is the verb phrase, but standard elementary grammar treats “got” as the simple predicate.

Actually — let’s double-check: In many curricula, if the verb is followed by a preposition that changes its meaning (like “get into”), sometimes the whole thing is considered. BUT for *simple predicate*, we usually pick only the main verb. Let’s stick with got.

Wait — actually, “got into” is a phrasal verb meaning “entered”. So maybe “got into” should be treated together? Hmm.

But looking at the example in the worksheet:
> “The beautiful young girl looked at herself in the mirror.”
> Simple predicate = looked (not “looked at”)

So following that pattern, we take only the main verb, not the prepositional phrase.

So for #9: simple predicate = got

✔ Predicate: got into her car at the end of the day
✔ Simple predicate: got

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Sentence 10: Mrs. Cortez’s students went on a field trip to the science museum.

→ Who? Mrs. Cortez’s students → subject
→ What did they do? “went on a field trip to the science museum” → predicate
→ Simple predicate? Main verb: went

✔ Predicate: went on a field trip to the science museum
✔ Simple predicate: went

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Sentence 11: We met our neighbors at O’Shea’s, the new Irish restaurant.

→ Who? We → subject
→ What did we do? “met our neighbors at O’Shea’s, the new Irish restaurant” → predicate
→ Simple predicate? Main verb: met

✔ Predicate: met our neighbors at O’Shea’s, the new Irish restaurant
✔ Simple predicate: met

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Sentence 12: My Aunt Sally quizzed me on the multiplication facts last weekend.

→ Who? My Aunt Sally → subject
→ What did she do? “quizzed me on the multiplication facts last weekend” → predicate
→ Simple predicate? Main verb: quizzed

✔ Predicate: quizzed me on the multiplication facts last weekend
✔ Simple predicate: quizzed

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Now, let’s write the final answers clearly for sentences 7–12:

Final Answer:
7. Predicate: walked to the store on Main Street after school; Simple predicate: walked
8. Predicate: cheered when they saw the soccer game score; Simple predicate: cheered
9. Predicate: got into her car at the end of the day; Simple predicate: got
10. Predicate: went on a field trip to the science museum; Simple predicate: went
11. Predicate: met our neighbors at O’Shea’s, the new Irish restaurant; Simple predicate: met
12. Predicate: quizzed me on the multiplication facts last weekend; Simple predicate: quizzed