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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

NameDate

Circle the right answer.

1.Sentence: The man who lives next door grows tomatoes. What is its complete subject?
  • A.The man
  • B.grows tomatoes
  • C.The man who lives next door
2.Sentence: Every student in our class planted a seed. What is its complete subject?
  • A.Every student
  • B.planted a seed
  • C.Every student in our class
3.Sentence: The children at the back of the bus sang loudly. What is its complete subject?
  • A.The children
  • B.The children at the back of the bus
  • C.sang loudly
4.Sentence: A tiny spider with long legs spun a web. What is its complete subject?
  • A.A tiny spider with long legs
  • B.A tiny spider
  • C.spun a web
5.Sentence: The old bridge over the river creaked. What is its complete subject?
  • A.creaked
  • B.The old bridge over the river
  • C.The old bridge
6.Sentence: The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen. What is its complete subject?
  • A.The smell of fresh bread
  • B.filled the kitchen
  • C.fresh bread
7.Sentence: Thick dark clouds covered the sky. What is its complete subject?
  • A.Thick dark clouds
  • B.clouds
  • C.covered the sky
8.Sentence: A huge black crow landed on the fence. What is its complete subject?
  • A.A huge black crow
  • B.landed on the fence
  • C.crow

LessonPrint · L.4.1 · Set 23 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Find the Complete Subject

Set 23. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.The man who lives next door
  2. 2.Every student in our class
  3. 3.The children at the back of the bus
  4. 4.A tiny spider with long legs
  5. 5.The old bridge over the river
  6. 6.The smell of fresh bread
  7. 7.Thick dark clouds
  8. 8.A huge black crow

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