Subjects, Objects, and Predicates with Pirates Worksheet ... - Free Printable

- The pirate captain sang a sea shanty on his pirate ship.
- Subject: The pirate captain
- Predicate: sang
- Object: a sea shanty

- Singing was his favorite activity.
- Subject: Singing
- Predicate: was
- Object: his favorite activity

- He also liked feeding his parrot, swashbuckling, and pillaging.
- Subject: He
- Predicate: liked
- Objects: feeding his parrot, swashbuckling, and pillaging

- Soon after the sun rose, he called his crew to the deck.
- Subject: he
- Predicate: called
- Object: his crew

- The men assembled on the deck of the pirate ship.
- Subject: The men
- Predicate: assembled
- (No direct object; "on the deck..." is a prepositional phrase)

- As their captain strutted the deck of the ship, the men responded to his orders.
- Subject: the men
- Predicate: responded
- Object: his orders

- Some climbed ropes and looked through telescopes, while others swung on ropes and nets.
- Subject: Some
- Predicate: climbed, looked
- Objects: ropes, telescopes
- Subject: others
- Predicate: swung
- (No direct object; "on ropes and nets" is a prepositional phrase)

- Swinging, climbing, and chanting are all important skills for pirates.
- Subject: Swinging, climbing, and chanting
- Predicate: are
- Object: all important skills

- Suddenly the tall pirate turned to the captain and exclaimed, “Argh, a vessel sails to the west!”
- Subject: the tall pirate
- Predicate: turned, exclaimed
- Object: (none for "turned"; the exclamation is direct speech)

- The pirate captain shouted at the men and they loaded the cannons.
- Subject: The pirate captain
- Predicate: shouted
- (No direct object; "at the men" is a prepositional phrase)
- Subject: they
- Predicate: loaded
- Object: the cannons

- After the pirates battered the merchant vessel with cannon fire, the merchants waved the white flag.
- Subject: the merchants
- Predicate: waved
- Object: the white flag

- “Ye should board the vessel,” said the pirate captain to a group of pirates with knives in their teeth.
- Subject: the pirate captain
- Predicate: said
- Object: “Ye should board the vessel”

- The pirate captain steered his boat alongside the merchant vessel and snarled.
- Subject: The pirate captain
- Predicate: steered, snarled
- Object: his boat

- Boarding a ship requires both dexterity and bravery.
- Subject: Boarding a ship
- Predicate: requires
- Objects: both dexterity and bravery

- The pirates swung from ropes and landed on the deck of the merchant ship.
- Subject: The pirates
- Predicate: swung, landed
- (No direct object; "from ropes" and "on the deck..." are prepositional phrases)

- The crew of the merchant ship barricaded themselves in the captain’s quarters.
- Subject: The crew of the merchant ship
- Predicate: barricaded
- Object: themselves

- The pirates battered the door with a large log.
- Subject: The pirates
- Predicate: battered
- Object: the door

- As the door gave in, the pirates realized that they had walked into a trap.
- Subject: the pirates
- Predicate: realized
- Object: that they had walked into a trap

- It was the Sheriff’s men, and they had drawn their weapons on the pirates.
- Subject: It
- Predicate: was
- Object: the Sheriff’s men
- Subject: they
- Predicate: had drawn
- Object: their weapons

- The Sheriff said, “You’re going to jail because stealing and fighting are illegal crimes.”
- Subject: The Sheriff
- Predicate: said
- Object: “You’re going to jail because stealing and fighting are illegal crimes.”