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Find the Complete Subject is a free printable Grade 4 English worksheet on naming the whole complete subject, not just its main noun, aligned to Common Core standard L.4.1. It prints 8 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.

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Find the Complete Subject

L.4.1

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Circle the right answer.

1.Sentence: The last train to the city leaves at noon. What is its complete subject?
  • A.The last train
  • B.leaves at noon
  • C.The last train to the city
2.Sentence: The old bridge over the river creaked. What is its complete subject?
  • A.The old bridge over the river
  • B.creaked
  • C.The old bridge
3.Sentence: The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. What is its complete subject?
  • A.fresh bread
  • B.The smell of fresh bread
  • C.filled the kitchen
4.Sentence: Three hungry goats ate the grass. What is its complete subject?
  • A.goats
  • B.ate the grass
  • C.Three hungry goats
5.Sentence: Thick dark clouds covered the sky. What is its complete subject?
  • A.covered the sky
  • B.Thick dark clouds
  • C.clouds
6.Sentence: The man who lives next door grows tomatoes. What is its complete subject?
  • A.The man
  • B.The man who lives next door
  • C.grows tomatoes
7.Sentence: The children at the back of the bus sang loudly. What is its complete subject?
  • A.sang loudly
  • B.The children at the back of the bus
  • C.The children
8.Sentence: The book on the top shelf is mine. What is its complete subject?
  • A.The book on the top shelf
  • B.The book
  • C.is mine

LessonPrint · L.4.1 · Set 2 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Find the Complete Subject

Set 2. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The last train to the city
  2. 2.The old bridge over the river
  3. 3.The smell of fresh bread
  4. 4.Three hungry goats
  5. 5.Thick dark clouds
  6. 6.The man who lives next door
  7. 7.The children at the back of the bus
  8. 8.The book on the top shelf

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to L.4.1 of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.