Subjects & Verbs

What is the subject of a sentence?

• what is said about the subject. 
• a person, place, idea, or thing.
• who or what the sentence is about. 
• the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Find the complete subject: My student Ana could not wait to get home after seventh period. 

• could not wait
• My student Ana  
• to get home
• student

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Find the simple subject: My cousin John looked out of the window to check the sky. 

• John
• My cousin
• My cousin John
• window

What is the verb in this sentence: Jim painted a picture on the wall of the house.  

• a pictuer
• on the wall 
• painted
• Jim 

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

What is the subject: Jim painted a picture on the wall of the house.

• painted
• wall 
• Jim
• house

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the subject of the sentence: The cows went home into the barn.  

• went
• home 
• cows
• barn

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the verb of this sentence: The cows went home into the barn.  

• went
• barn 
• cows
• into

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

The subject of a sentence is:  

• a verb
• a noun or pronoun
• silly
• prep phrase

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

The subject tells us ____ or _____that a sentence is about.  

• The why and how
• What everyone is doing
• The when and where 
• The who or what

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

The _____tells what the subject is or does.  

• prounoun
• preposition
• noun
• verb

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A