Working Together: Compound Subjects and Predicates for Class 4

This Grade 4 grammar worksheet helps students understand and practice compound subjects and compound predicates in sentences. A compound subject occurs when two or more subjects are joined together, while a compound predicate occurs when a subject performs more than one action. Learning this concept helps children build stronger and more expressive sentences.

Why Compound Subjects and Predicates Matter in Grammar?

Compound sentence elements help students expand their ideas clearly in writing. For Grade 4 learners, this topic is important because:
1. Compound subjects show that more than one person, place, or thing performs the action.
2. Compound predicates show multiple actions performed by the same subject.
3. They help students create richer and more detailed sentences.
4. They improve grammar accuracy in both speaking and writing.

What’s Inside This Worksheet?

This worksheet includes five grammar-rich activities that help students recognize and use compound subjects and predicates correctly.

🧠 Exercise 1 – Underline the Words  
Students underline the nouns and circle the verbs in sentences containing compound subjects.

✏️ Exercise 2 – Multiple Choice Questions  
Students choose the correct option that demonstrates a compound subject or compound predicate.

📋 Exercise 3 – Sentence Rewriting  
Students rewrite sentences by correcting subject-verb agreement in compound sentences.

📝 Exercise 4 – Fill in the Blanks  
Students complete a short passage about a school sports day using suitable verbs.

✍️ Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing  
Students write a short paragraph on “My Favourite Season,” encouraging creative writing and sentence formation.

Answer Key (for parents and educators):

Exercise 1 – Underline the Nouns and Circle the Verbs  
1. Riya and Tara – clean  
2. Arav and Dev – ride  
3. cat and dog – chase  
4. parents and teachers – guide  
5. Meera and Kabir – share  
6. wind and rain – shake  
7. Asha and Mira – read  
8. bus and van – reach  
9. boys and girls – line  
10. coach and captain – plan

Exercise 2 – Multiple Choice Answers  
1. a) The sun and clouds move  
2. c) Tara runs and skips  
3. b) The bus and taxi arrive  
4. a) Kabir laughs and claps  
5. c) The boy and girl jump  
6. b) Riya dances and sings  
7. a) The tree and bush bend  
8. c) Dev writes and paints  
9. b) The cyclist and runner move  
10. a) Mira studies and revises

Exercise 3 – Correct Sentences (Subject-Verb Agreement)

1. Riya and Tara clean the plates.  
2. The boys run and jump daily.  
3. The coach and captain lead practice.  
4. Asha writes and draws pictures.  
5. These girls sing and dance.  
6. The children share and take snacks.  
7. The dogs bark and growl loudly.  
8. Parents guide and help kids.  
9. Arav reads and solves sums.  
10. The vendors sell and pack food.

Exercise 4 – Fill in the Blanks (Sample Answers)

1. wore  
2. tied  
3. were  
4. walked  
5. welcomed  
6. explained  
7. cheered  
8. showed  
9. told  

Exercise 5 – Paragraph Writing  
Answers may vary.

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