Subject and Predicate

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Subject and predicate

The subject part refers to a person or thing about whom or what we are
speaking. The part that tells us about the subject, is called the predicate
part.

The subject part can be:

1) One word: (Gunav)

2) A group of words: (This blackbird)

3) A pronound: (I, he, she etc.)

The predicate part can be

1) One word: (flies)

2) A group of words (is playing tennis)

A. Find out the subject and the predicate from the following 20
sentences.

1. Siddharth is a good boy.

2. Diya is writing a letter.

3. The kitten slept in the basket.

4. Dad bought a new car yesterday.

5. The sun is shining brightly today.

6. The thief was caught by the police.

7. We slept in our tents during the trek.

8. The farmers are ploughing the field.

9. The teacher handed out the notebooks.

10. I am going to the dentist’s office in the afternoon.


11. The people were saved from the burning building.

12. Bhaichung Bhutia is a well-known football player.

13. An old man is walking.

14. We are student.

15. Parashuram, my friend, is a soldier.

16. They play football.

17. We eat rice.

18. The cows are running.

19. The girls are dancing.

20. I have done this work.

Worksheet 2
B. Identify the subject and predicate from the following sentences.

1. Come here.

2. She sang a song.

3. There is a fly in my soup!

4. Mr Khanna lost his car keys.

5. There is no place like home.

6. How lovely the flowers are!

7. Where is the medicine box?

8. There is a mouse in the attic.


9. Have you painted the wall?

10. Rehman was washing his car.

11. The jackals were howling at the moon.

12. The pink lilies added colour to the room.

Worksheet 3
C. Join each subject with the correct predicate.

1. The book a. minds his sheep.

2. The sun b. crows in the morning.

3. Barking dogs c. walked with the help of a stick.

4. The shepherd d. please come here.

5. The rooster e. is on the table.

6. The earth f. is shining brightly.

7. The old man g. goes around the sun.

8. (You) h. seldom bite.

Worksheet 4
D. Divide the following sentences into subject and predicate and write
them in the space below.
1. Saira and Jamal went to Tina’s party.

2. Kamal and Arjun went off to play football.

3. We will be going out for dinner tonight.

4. I need a laptop for my work at office.

5. Do you need some tissues?

6. Suhana’s bag was very heavy.

Subject Predicate

Worksheet 5
E. Put the subjects in blank spaces:

1. ____________ is the key to success.

2. ____________ cannot live alone.

3. ____________ is a useful animal.


4. ____________ are running in the sun.

5. ____________ is a good girl.

6. ____________ is a student.

7. ____________ are faithful animals.

Worksheet 6
F. Fill up the blanks with Predicate.

1. Birds ____________

2. Man ____________

3. The earth ____________

4. The sun ____________

5. A man and Inu ____________

6. A greedy dog ____________

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