Subject and Predicate free activity - Free Printable

Final Answer:
Exercise 1:
a. The cow — subject
b. jumped over the moon. — predicate
c. likes to eat popcorn. — predicate
d. Everyone — subject

Exercise 2:
Ahmed — is making his bed.
The doctors — examined their patient.
Emma and Kate — helps me do my homework.
My mum — are good at knitting sweaters.

Wait — that last matching looks off. Let’s double-check Exercise 2 carefully.

In Exercise 2, we match subjects to *suitable* predicates — meaning subject–verb agreement and logical sense must both be correct.

Given:
- Ahmed (singular) → should match a singular verb phrase.
- The doctors (plural) → plural verb.
- Emma and Kate (two people = plural) → plural verb.
- My mum (singular) → singular verb.

Now look at the predicate options:
1. helps me do my homework. → *helps* is singular → fits Ahmed or My mum
2. is making his bed. → *is making* is singular, and “his” implies male → fits Ahmed
3. examined their patient. → *examined* is past tense; works for plural or singular, but “their patient” suggests plural subject (doctors) — best fit for The doctors
4. are good at knitting sweaters. → *are* is plural → fits Emma and Kate

So correct matching:
- Ahmed → is making his bed. ✔ (singular + male pronoun "his")
- The doctors → examined their patient. ✔ (plural subject, “their” matches)
- Emma and Kate → are good at knitting sweaters. ✔ (plural subject, “are” matches)
- My mum → helps me do my homework. ✔ (singular subject, “helps” matches)

Yes — that’s correct.

Exercise 3: Listen and select correct sentence.
But since this is a written worksheet with no audio, we assume the student is to choose the grammatically correct sentence in each pair — likely based on subject–verb agreement and clarity.

a. Salma is my sister. / Salma made fresh cream salad.
→ Both are grammatical, but “Salma is my sister” is a simple present statement of identity — more basic and likely the intended correct choice if only one is to be selected. However, the instruction says “select correct sentence”, implying one per option is correct. But both are correct sentences. Wait — perhaps the task is to pick the sentence that matches the *subject–predicate* structure shown earlier? No — more likely, in such worksheets, the first option is often the intended answer unless context says otherwise. But let’s read carefully:

The format shows two sentences per letter, separated by “/”, and the student is to select the correct one — probably meaning: which one is properly formed *and* makes sense as a standalone sentence? Both are fine, but maybe the exercise expects the simpler, more standard sentence — especially since “Salma made fresh cream salad” is odd (cream salad isn’t a common phrase; salad with cream? Unusual). Whereas “Salma is my sister” is perfectly normal.

b. Ali and Saima have white balls. / They have white balls.
→ Both are grammatical. But “They have white balls” is less specific — however, it’s still correct. But if the subject is explicitly “Ali and Saima”, then the first version directly states it. Still, both are okay. However, in subject–predicate exercises, using the full subject is preferred for clarity in early practice.

c. The carpenter made chairs. / The carpenter made cupboards.
→ Again, both grammatical. But unless context specifies, we can’t know. However, looking at typical worksheets like this, the *first* option in each pair is usually the intended correct answer — especially since the worksheet doesn’t provide audio (so “Listen” may be a template error), and the task is likely to identify the sentence where subject and predicate logically go together *and* are standard.

But wait — re-examining the original image description: it says “Exercise 3: Listen and select correct sentence.” Since we don’t have audio, and this is a static worksheet, it's likely that in the original live version, audio plays and student chooses. For our purpose (text-only), the expected answer is probably the first sentence in each pair — as they are all grammatically sound and standard, while the second may be distractors (e.g., “Salma made fresh cream salad” is unnatural; “They have white balls” lacks antecedent if used alone; “The carpenter made cupboards” is possible but chairs are more commonly associated with carpenters).

Let’s evaluate naturalness:
- “Salma made fresh cream salad” → unusual; salad isn’t typically “cream” like that. “Cream salad” isn’t standard English. So likely incorrect.
- “They have white balls” → okay, but “they” needs prior context; as a standalone sentence, weaker than naming the subjects.
- “The carpenter made cupboards” → carpenters *do* make cupboards, but chairs are classic examples. Still, both are plausible.

Given typical ESL worksheet design, the intended correct choices are:
a. Salma is my sister.
b. Ali and Saima have white balls.
c. The carpenter made chairs.

These use clear subjects and common, natural predicates.

So final answers:

Exercise 1:
a. subject
b. predicate
c. predicate
d. subject

Exercise 2:
Ahmed → is making his bed.
The doctors → examined their patient.
Emma and Kate → are good at knitting sweaters.
My mum → helps me do my homework.

Exercise 3:
a. Salma is my sister.
b. Ali and Saima have white balls.
c. The carpenter made chairs.

Now write only the final answer as required.

Final Answer:
Exercise 1:
a. subject
b. predicate
c. predicate
d. subject

Exercise 2:
Ahmed — is making his bed.
The doctors — examined their patient.
Emma and Kate — are good at knitting sweaters.
My mum — helps me do my homework.

Exercise 3:
a. Salma is my sister.
b. Ali and Saima have white balls.
c. The carpenter made chairs.