Subject Predicate New Sentences Worksheet

Every complete sentence is built from two parts. The complete subject names who or what the sentence is about, and the complete predicate tells what that subject does or is. By fourth grade, students meet sentences where both parts are long, with describing words and prepositional phrases packed in, so finding exactly where the subject stops and the predicate starts takes real thought. This subject predicate new sentences worksheet gives students practice with that decision and then asks them to use it in their own writing.

Each of the four sentences ends with a bold label that says subject or predicate. Students draw a line under that whole part of the sentence, then write the sentence again on two lines with a new subject or a new predicate of their own, keeping the other part the same. A worked example at the top of the page shows both steps, and the items mix the two parts so students have to read the label every time instead of falling into a pattern. Use this subject and predicate practice worksheet as a grammar warm-up, independent practice during a writing block, homework, or a quick check before a sentence-structure test.

What’s Included

• 1 print-ready PDF worksheet
• Answer key with the underlined parts and sample sentences
• 4 sentences to mark and rewrite, two writing lines each
• 1 worked example that models both steps

Here are three reasons this page helps kids grow as writers. First, underlining the complete subject or the complete predicate makes students find the exact boundary between the two parts, which is the skill tests ask about. Second, writing a replacement part turns a labeling task into a writing task, so students practice verb tense, agreement, and end punctuation along the way. Third, seeing one predicate paired with a brand-new subject, or one subject paired with a brand-new predicate, shows students how flexible sentences are and helps them vary their own writing.

Teachers and parents can stretch the learning after the subject predicate new sentences worksheet is done. Write five subjects and five predicates on cards, shuffle them, and let students match halves into sentences that make sense, then silly ones. Have students pick a sentence from a library book and trade out its subject while keeping the predicate. During editing time, ask students to underline the complete subject in three sentences from their own writing and check that each one has a predicate to go with it.

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