Complete Subject, Complete Predicate is a free printable Grade 3 English worksheet on splitting a sentence into who it is about and what they do, aligned to Common Core standard L.3.1. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 1 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
1.Sort each one: Complete subject or Complete predicate?
Sort: The busy bees, The old lighthouse keeper, dug under the fence, fell down in the storm, Grandma's black cat, read us a funny story
Complete subjectComplete predicate
2.Sort each one: Complete subject or Complete predicate?
Sort: laughed at the clown, My little brother, The man next door, flew over the lake, slept by the fire, A flock of noisy geese
Complete subjectComplete predicate
3.Sort each one: Complete subject or Complete predicate?
Sort: The children in Room 3, The tall oak tree, ran into a hole, made honey all summer, planted seeds in the garden, A small brown mouse
Complete subjectComplete predicate
LessonPrint · L.3.1 · Set 1 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — Complete Subject, Complete Predicate
Set 1. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. dug under the fence — Complete predicate 2. fell down in the storm — Complete predicate 3. Grandma's black cat — Complete subject 4. read us a funny story — Complete predicate 5. The busy bees — Complete subject 6. The old lighthouse keeper — Complete subject
2.1. A flock of noisy geese — Complete subject 2. flew over the lake — Complete predicate 3. laughed at the clown — Complete predicate 4. My little brother — Complete subject 5. slept by the fire — Complete predicate 6. The man next door — Complete subject
3.1. A small brown mouse — Complete subject 2. made honey all summer — Complete predicate 3. planted seeds in the garden — Complete predicate 4. ran into a hole — Complete predicate 5. The children in Room 3 — Complete subject 6. The tall oak tree — Complete subject
Questions about Complete Subject, Complete Predicate
What does the Complete Subject, Complete Predicate worksheet cover?
It practices splitting a sentence into who it is about and what they do — 3 questions for Grade 3, all on Common Core L.3.1: Use nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and the right subject-verb agreement. The instruction to students is “Sort each part into the right column”, and the answer key follows on the next sheet.
Which Common Core standard does Complete Subject, Complete Predicate practice?
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1 — L.3.1, under Language for Grade 3. The published standard reads: “Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking.” The worksheet assesses that standard rather than a paraphrase of it.
What age or grade is this worksheet for?
Complete Subject, Complete Predicate is written for Grade 3, typically ages 8-9. It is one of the sheets on L.3.1, so it suits any student working at that standard — including older students revisiting it and younger ones working ahead.
Does Complete Subject, Complete Predicate come with an answer key?
Yes. All 3 answers are generated from the same problems as the questions, so the key cannot drift out of step with the sheet. It starts on a fresh sheet of paper, after the questions, so it is not handed out with the class by accident.
How many different versions of Complete Subject, Complete Predicate can I print?
25 — one per student, and all 25 ask different questions. Set 1 downloads the whole class as a single PDF. Every version is fixed to its own address, so a sheet printed today holds the same problems when you reopen it next week.
Is Complete Subject, Complete Predicate free to print and photocopy?
Yes. Complete Subject, Complete Predicate, its answer key and its 25 versions are free to print and photocopy for your own class, with no account, no email capture and no subscription at the download step. Please do not resell them or republish them as your own.
More practice for L.3.1
Use nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs and the right subject-verb agreement.