Subjects and Predicates Worksheet for 10-Year-Olds — English Language Arts (ELA) Grammar Practice

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Instructions

This worksheet is designed to help you master identifying the Subject (who or what the sentence is about) and the Predicate (the action or state of being).

Your Task: For each sentence, you will identify and mark the two main parts.

  1. Underline the Complete Subject once (S).
  2. Underline the Complete Predicate twice (P).

Example: The brave astronaut launched the powerful rocket. (S: The brave astronaut; P: launched the powerful rocket)

Part 1: Basic Sentence Structure Practice

Read the following sentences and underline the Complete Subject (once) and the Complete Predicate (twice).

  1. The playful kitten chased the bright laser light across the floor.
  2. My best friend accidentally dropped the large box of pencils.
  3. Huge crowds watched the championship parade through the city streets.
  4. The tiny seed grew quickly into a healthy sunflower plant.
  5. Several students organized a recycling drive for the entire school.

Part 2: The Separation Station

In this section, separate the Complete Subject (CS) from the Complete Predicate (CP) and identify the Simple Subject (SS) (the main noun) and the Simple Predicate (SP) (the main verb).

Sentence Complete Subject (CS) Complete Predicate (CP) Simple Subject (SS) Simple Predicate (SP)
Example: A rusty old car rattled down the highway. A rusty old car rattled down the highway car rattled
The talented artist finished her painting quickly.
A strange noise echoed from the basement late at night.
We always enjoy spending long afternoons reading books.
The explorers carefully documented their amazing findings.
Freshly baked cookies smelled wonderful in the kitchen.

Part 3: Advanced Challenges (Tricky Sentences)

Some sentences have subjects hidden in the middle or implied (not stated). Underline the Subject once and the Predicate twice.

  1. Stop that running inside the classroom immediately! (Hint: This is a command.)
  2. Through the dark woods ran the frightened deer and its young fawn.
  3. Why were you shouting so loudly during the movie?
  4. My uncle and his neighbor built a massive treehouse last summer.
  5. The new bakery served fresh pastries, but they only accepted cash.

Part 4: The Sentence Builder Extension

Challenge Question (Optional): Create one sentence that contains both a compound subject (two or more subjects) AND a compound predicate (two or more actions).

Write your sentence here:

Identify the parts:

Complete Subject: ____

Complete Predicate: ___

Answer Key

Part 1: Basic Sentence Structure Practice

  1. The playful kitten chased the bright laser light across the floor.
  2. My best friend accidentally dropped the large box of pencils.
  3. Huge crowds watched the championship parade through the city streets.
  4. The tiny seed grew quickly into a healthy sunflower plant.
  5. Several students organized a recycling drive for the entire school.

Part 2: The Separation Station

Sentence Complete Subject (CS) Complete Predicate (CP) Simple Subject (SS) Simple Predicate (SP)
Example: A rusty old car rattled down the highway. A rusty old car rattled down the highway car rattled
The talented artist finished her painting quickly. The talented artist finished her painting quickly artist finished
A strange noise echoed from the basement late at night. A strange noise echoed from the basement late at night noise echoed
We always enjoy spending long afternoons reading books. We always enjoy spending long afternoons reading books We enjoy
The explorers carefully documented their amazing findings. The explorers carefully documented their amazing findings explorers documented
Freshly baked cookies smelled wonderful in the kitchen. Freshly baked cookies smelled wonderful in the kitchen cookies smelled

Part 3: Advanced Challenges (Tricky Sentences)

  1. (You) Stop that running inside the classroom immediately!
  2. Through the dark woods ran the frightened deer and its young fawn.
  3. Why were you shouting so loudly during the movie? (Note: You is the subject, placed between the helping and main verb.)
  4. My uncle and his neighbor built a massive treehouse last summer.
  5. The new bakery served fresh pastries, but they only accepted cash.

Part 4: The Sentence Builder Extension

Answers will vary. Example: The dog and the cat ran up the stairs and slept immediately.

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