Identifying Subject vs. Verb Phrases

The movie that I saw yesterday was great.

What is the underlined portion?

• Subject Phrase (Noun)

• Verb Phrase (Predicate)

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen...

What is the underlined portion?

• Subject Phrase (Noun)

• Verb Phrase (Predicate)

I see a little silhouetto of a man.

What is the underlined portion?

• Subject Phrase (Noun)

• Verb Phrase (Predicate)

Thunderbolts and lightning are frightening me.

What is the underlined portion?

• Subject Phrase (Noun)

• Verb Phrase (Predicate)

I am just a poor boy.

What is the underlined portion?

• Subject Phrase (Noun)

• Verb Phrase (Predicate)

He is just a poor boy from a poor family.

What is the underlined portion?

• Subject Phrase (Noun)

• Verb Phrase (Predicate)

All of us will not let you go there.

What is the underlined portion?

• Subject Phrase (Noun)

• Verb Phrase (Predicate)

DIFFERENT QUESTION TYPE!

Which one of these is the subject?

Nothing really matters to me.

• Nothing

• matters

• me

Which one of these is the verb phrase?

Anyone can see this fact.

• Anyone

• can see (and what comes after it)

• this fact

We are loyal Cougars to gold and green!

What is the SUBJECT of this sentence?

• We

• loyal Cougars

• gold and green