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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: A tiny spider with long legs spun a web. What is its complete subject?
  • A.spun a web
  • B.A tiny spider with long legs
  • C.A tiny spider
2.Sentence: Three hungry goats ate the grass. What is its complete subject?
  • A.Three hungry goats
  • B.goats
  • C.ate the grass
3.Sentence: The man who lives next door grows tomatoes. What is its complete subject?
  • A.grows tomatoes
  • B.The man
  • C.The man who lives next door
4.Sentence: The children at the back of the bus sang loudly. What is its complete subject?
  • A.The children
  • B.sang loudly
  • C.The children at the back of the bus
5.Sentence: My little brother and his friend built a den. What is its complete subject?
  • A.My little brother
  • B.My little brother and his friend
  • C.built a den
6.Sentence: Our team's new coach blew the whistle. What is its complete subject?
  • A.coach
  • B.Our team's new coach
  • C.blew the whistle
7.Sentence: The last train to the city leaves at noon. What is its complete subject?
  • A.The last train to the city
  • B.leaves at noon
  • C.The last train
8.Sentence: The book on the top shelf is mine. What is its complete subject?
  • A.is mine
  • B.The book on the top shelf
  • C.The book

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Answer key — Find the Complete Subject

Set 25. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.A tiny spider with long legs
  2. 2.Three hungry goats
  3. 3.The man who lives next door
  4. 4.The children at the back of the bus
  5. 5.My little brother and his friend
  6. 6.Our team's new coach
  7. 7.The last train to the city
  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.