4th grade subject and predicate worksheets
Fourth grade worksheets use longer, more natural sentences where the subject carries phrases (the boy in the striped shirt) and the predicate stacks details. Underlining the complete subject at this level is the setup skill for clauses and complex sentences.
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The kind of sentences you'll get
Underline the complete subject of each sentence.
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The jars of honey at the fair sold out first.
Answer: The
- The pizza place on Fifth Street closes at noon on Sundays.
- The waiter with the crooked bow tie recommended the stew.
Every print pulls a fresh set of sentences at this level, so a make-up test or a second sibling never gets the same sheet.
What's on each sheet
- Identify. Underline the complete subject of each sentence. 12 questions per page.
Every version prints on US Letter or A4, with its answer key on the last page.
How to teach this
The trap at this grade is a phrase inside the subject: in 'The girl with the green backpack waved,' the whole phrase before waved is the subject. Have your child find the verb, then read everything before it as one chunk. If the sheet goes well, flip the task: you name a predicate, they invent a subject for it.
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 subject and predicate
- How do the fourth grade sentences differ?
- The subjects carry phrases: 'the boy in the striped shirt.' Your child has to keep the whole phrase inside the underline, which is exactly the chunking skill that clauses and complex sentences need next.
- What should we practice after this?
- Combining sentences and run-on sentences. Both lean on spotting where a subject-predicate pair begins and ends, so this page is the foundation for that editing work.
Related worksheets
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- 4th grade independent and dependent clauses Same grade, nearby skill
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