What does my child underline?

The complete subject: the naming part with all its words, like the little red hen. The answer key shows the exact words to underline for every sentence, so checking takes seconds.

Why not underline the predicate too?

One clean job per sheet. Once the subject is underlined, the predicate is simply everything else, and the key notes say so. Keeping the task single keeps young readers accurate.

2nd grade subject and predicate

2nd grade subject and predicate worksheets

Subject and predicate worksheets for second grade use short sentences with clear naming parts. Your child underlines the complete subject, and the answer key shows it marked, with everything after it being the predicate. Sentences stay simple: one subject, one verb.

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The kind of sentences you'll get

Underline the complete subject of each sentence.

Our teacher reads after lunch.
Answer: Our teacher
The new student sits by the window.
Our whole family hiked to the falls.

Every print pulls a new set of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling gets a different mix.

What's on a 2nd grade sheet

2nd grade sheets draw from 60 sentences, 10 to a page. All 60 are on 3rd grade sheets too, along with 60 more. 3rd grade sheets print 12 to a page.

Some of the words to find:

The gray catTwo small birdsThe brown ponyDadRosaOur teamThe heavy rainThe muddy creekIThe red kite

Identify. Underline the complete subject of each sentence. 10 questions per page.

Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.

How to teach this

Teach the two-question routine: who or what is this about, and what does the sentence say about them? Underline the answer to the first question; everything else answers the second. Keep saying naming part and telling part alongside subject and predicate until the new words stick.

Watch for: Kids underline only one word. The COMPLETE subject takes all its describing words along: not hen but the little red hen. Kids split at the middle of the sentence by eye. The real split is right before the verb; finding the verb first makes the subject fall out on its own.

Common questions about 2nd grade subject and predicate

What does my child underline?: The complete subject: the naming part with all its words, like the little red hen. The answer key shows the exact words to underline for every sentence, so checking takes seconds.
Why not underline the predicate too?: One clean job per sheet. Once the subject is underlined, the predicate is simply everything else, and the key notes say so. Keeping the task single keeps young readers accurate.

2nd grade subject and predicate worksheets

The kind of sentences you'll get

What's on a 2nd grade sheet

How to teach this

Common questions about 2nd grade subject and predicate

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