Who/ Did what phrases

Who/ Did what phrases

Remember, there are 6 main phrases in English.  They are: who (subject), did what (predicate), when, where, why, and how (usually adverbs).

A complete thought must have at least two phrases: who and did what

• What is the who phrase:

• The hungry toddler ate his snack greedily. (who- The hungry toddler)
  

• What is the did what phrase?

• The Antartic is the coldest place on earth all year round. (did what- is the coldest place on earth).
  
  

Multiple Choice

Who Phrases: These phrases must include a subject. Which of the following CANNOT be a subject:

• person, animal, or object

• action verb

• idea

• pronoun

• place

Multiple Select

Read the following sentence and identify entire WHO phrase: The furry, arctic fox has to dig deep in the snow to find food.

• fox

• has to dig

• in the snow

• to find food

• the furry, actic fox

Subjects in a WHO phrase can include:

• person, animal, or thing

• place

• time period or subject

• pronoun

• idea

Multiple Select

Read the following sentence and decide what kind of simple subject the WHO phrase includes: The Mesozoic era lasted 220 to about 65 million years ago.

• person

• time period

• pronoun

• place

Multiple Select

Read the following sentence and identify the entire WHO phrase: Remembering to bring all of my supplies is one of the hardest things I do every morning.

• supplies

• remembering to bring all of my supplies

• is one of the hardest things I do

• every morning

Multiple Select

Read the following sentence and identify the kind of subject in the who phrase: We will be eating tacos for dinner tonight.

• person

• place

• idea

• pronoun

Multiple Select

The WHO phrase includes the simple subject and everything that goes along with it.

• true

• false

DID WHAT phrases tell what the who phrase (subject) is doing:

• Must include at least one verb

• The phrase will include everyting that goes along with the verb

Multiple Select

Read the following sentence and identify the entire did what phrase: The penguin quickly swam through the water in order to catch a fish.

• the penguin

• quickly

• swam

• through the water

• in order to catch a fish

Let's look at the other phrases in this sentence: The penguin quickly swam through the water in order to catch a fish.

• The penguin- who phrase

• quickly- how (adverb-describes how the verb happens)

• swam- did what phrase

• through the water- where phrase

• in order to catch a fish- why phrase

Multiple Choice

Read the following sentence and identify what they entire DID WHAT phrase includes: While not one was looking, the hungry dog stood on his hind legs and ate the left-over chicken from the counter.

• while no one was looking

• the hungry dog

• stood on his hind legs

• and ate the left-over chicken

• stood on his hind legs and ate the left-over chicken

Let's look at the last sentence:  While no one was looking, the hungry dog stood on his hind legs and ate the left-over chicken from the counter.

• While no one was looking- when phrase

• the hungry dog- who phrase

• stood on his hind legs and ate the left-over chicken- did what phrases (there are two)

• from the counter- where phrase

Multiple Select

Read the following sentence and identify the did what phrase: The old turtle tried to walk across the road.

• the old turtle

• walk

• tried to walk

• across the road

Multiple Select

Read the following sentence and identify the entire DID WHAT phrase in the sentence: The school choir is practicing for their annual Winter concert.

• the school choir

• is

• practicing

• is practicing

• for their annual Winter concert

Multiple Select

Read the following sentence and identify the entire DID WHAT phrase: We will be late for dinner since we stopped to watch the sunset.

• we

• will be

• will be late

• will be late for dinner

• since we stopped to watch the sunset

The WHO and DID WHAT phrases must agree.  For instance:

• Several books is are on the table.

• Books (plural) = is on the table.
  
  

• The seal are bouncing the ball on its nose.

• Seal (singluar) =is bouncing the ball on its nose.

Multiple Select

Read the sentence and decide which verb will complete the sentence by matching the WHO phrase: The birds ______ eating birdseed from the bird feeder in the front yard.

• is

• are

Multiple Select

Read the following sentence and choose the verb that best completes the sentence by matching the WHO phrase: The movie ____ about to start.

• is

• are

Great job!

Now go to Schoology and complete the who/did what phrase practice.  The activity in Schoology is a formative grade.