Subject Verb Identification

​Tip: Subjects and Verbs will NEVER be found in prepositional or participial phrases!

​I like (running around the park). (running around the park = THING I LIKE)

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​I = subject like = verb

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​All (of the band members) are marching (down the field).

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​All = subject are marching = verb

Multiple Choice

Identify the verb in the following sentence:

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.

• Humpty Dumpty

• sat

• on

• wall

Multiple Choice

Identify the verb in the sentence.

All of my money fell out of my pocket.

• money

• fell

• out

• pocket

​Hint: Subjects and verbs will NEVER be found in a prepositional phrase (or an infinitive phrase or participial phrase.

Multiple Choice

Identify the subject in the sentence.

All of my money fell out of my pocket.

Remember the prepositional phrase hint.  

• All

• money

• out

• pocket

Multiple Choice

Identify the subject.

Skating is my favorite activity.

• Skating

• is

• favorite

• activity

Multiple Choice

Identify the subjects.

After the game at the stadium, my friend and I went to ChickFilA and bought milkshakes.

• game/stadium

• friend/I

• ChickFilA/milkshakes

• bought/ milkshakes

Multiple Choice

Identify the subjects.

After the game at the stadium, my friend and I went to ChickFilA and bought milkshakes.

• game/stadium

• friend/I

• went/bought

• bought/ milkshakes