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Subjects, Objects, and Predicates with Pirates Worksheet

Part One: Identifying subjects, predicates, and objects.
Underline subjects, circle predicates, and double-underline objects.

1.  The pirate captain sang a sea shanty on his pirate ship.

2.  Singing was his favorite activity.

3.  He also liked feeding his parrot, swashbuckling, and pillaging.  

4.  Soon after the sun rose, he called his crew to the deck.		

5.  The men assembled on the deck of the pirate ship.

6.  As their captain strutted the deck of the ship, the men responded to his orders.

7.  Some climbed ropes and looked through telescopes, while others swung on ropes and nets. 

8.  Swinging, climbing, and chanting are all important skills for pirates.  

9.  Suddenly the tall pirate turned to the captain and exclaimed, “Argh, a vessel sails to the west!”

10.  The pirate captain shouted at the men and they loaded the cannons.

11.  After the pirates battered the merchant vessel with cannon fire, the merchants waved the white flag.

12.  “Ye should board the vessel,” said the pirate captain to a group of pirates with knives in their teeth.

13.  The pirate captain steered his boat alongside the merchant vessel and snarled.

14.  Boarding a ship requires both dexterity and bravery.  

15.  The pirates swung from ropes and landed on the deck of the merchant ship.

16.  The crew of the merchant ship barricaded themselves in the captain’s quarters.

17.  The pirates battered the door with a large log.

18.  As the door gave in, the pirates realized that they had walked into a trap.

19.  It was the Sheriff’s men, and they had drawn their weapons on the pirates.

20.  The Sheriff said, “You’re going to jail because stealing and fighting are illegal crimes.”

Part Two: Using Subjects, Predicates, and Objects

On the back, write five sentences using at least one subject, predicate, and object in each.
Underline your subjects, circle your predicates, and double-underline your objects.