Diagramming Subjects and Verbs

What is the VERB in this sentence:

The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout.

• itsy-bitsy

• spider

• climbed

• waterspout

What is the SUBJECT in this sentence:

The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout.

• itsy-bitsy

• spider

• climbed

• waterspout

How would you diagram this sentence?

The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the waterspout.

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What is the VERB in this sentence:

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree.

• Kookaburra

• sits

• old

• tree

What is the SUBJECT in this sentence:

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree.

• Kookaburra

• sits

• old

• tree

How would you diagram this sentence:

Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree.

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What is the VERB in this sentence:

My mother's favorite book is And Then There Were None.

• mother's

• favorite

• book

• is

What is the SUBJECT in this sentence:

My mother's favorite book is And Then There Were None.

• My

• mother's

• favorite

• book

How would you diagram this sentence:

My mother's favorite book is And Then There Were None.

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How would you diagram this sentence:

Abraham Lincoln was a great president.

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