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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: Thick dark clouds covered the sky. What is its complete subject?
  • A.Thick dark clouds
  • B.clouds
  • C.covered the sky
2.Sentence: Our team's new coach blew the whistle. What is its complete subject?
  • A.Our team's new coach
  • B.coach
  • C.blew the whistle
3.Sentence: My little brother and his friend built a den. What is its complete subject?
  • A.built a den
  • B.My little brother and his friend
  • C.My little brother
4.Sentence: The tall girl in the red coat waved. What is its complete subject?
  • A.The tall girl in the red coat
  • B.The tall girl
  • C.waved
5.Sentence: Three hungry goats ate the grass. What is its complete subject?
  • A.ate the grass
  • B.Three hungry goats
  • C.goats
6.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
7.Sentence: The children at the back of the bus sang loudly. What is its complete subject?
  • A.The children at the back of the bus
  • B.The children
  • C.sang loudly
8.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

LessonPrint · L.4.1 · Set 7 · free to copy for classroom use

Answer key — Find the Complete Subject

Set 7. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.Thick dark clouds
  2. 2.Our team's new coach
  3. 3.My little brother and his friend
  4. 4.The tall girl in the red coat
  5. 5.Three hungry goats
  6. 6.The smell of fresh bread
  7. 7.The children at the back of the bus
  8. 8.A tiny spider with long legs

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