ENG 10 Grammar: 16.3 Transitive & Intransitive Verbs (P. 14)

Exercise 2: Identifying Subjects and Verbs

Identify the Subject and Verb in the sentence.

1. The bird cage swung from a golden chain.

• bird, swung

• cage, swung

• chain, swung

• cage, chain

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Exercise 2: Identifying Subjects and Verbs

Identify the Subject and Verb in the sentence.

2. Margaret angrily crumpled her letter in her fist.

• fist, letter

• letter, crumpled

• Margaret, angrily

• Margaret, crumpled

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Exercise 2: Identifying Subjects and Verbs

Identify the Subject and Verb in the sentence.

3. Someone answered that question.

• Someone, question

• that, answered

• Someone, answered

• question, answered

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Exercise 2: Identifying Subjects and Verbs

Identify the Subject and Verb in the sentence.

4. He shuddered with fright during the scary movie.

• movie, during

• He, shuddered

• He, fright

• fright, shuddered

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Exercise 2: Identifying Subjects and Verbs

Identify the Subject and Verb in the sentence.

5. The rats chewed their way into the old house.

• rats, chewed

• chewed, into

• house, chewed

• rats, way

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Exercise 2: Identifying Subjects and Verbs

Identify the Subject and Verb in the sentence.

6. Acorns drop from the trees every fall.

• Acorns, fall

• trees, fall

• trees, drop

• Acorns, drop

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Exercise 2: Identifying Subjects and Verbs

Identify the Subject and Verb in the sentence.

7. Charlie combed his hair before the dance.

• Charlie, dance

• Charlie, combed

• hair, combed

• hair, dance

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Exercise 2: Identifying Subjects and Verbs

Identify the Subject and Verb in the sentence.

8. We made lemonade for the picnic.

• lemonade, picnic

• lemonade, made

• We, picnic

• We, made

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Exercise 2: Identifying Subjects and Verbs

Identify the Subject and Verb in the sentence.

9. Zelda smiled gleefully at the thought of a parade.

• Zelda, gleefully

• Zelda, smiled

• thought, smiled

• thought, parade

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Exercise 2: Identifying Subjects and Verbs

Identify the Subject and Verb in the sentence.

10. Fish sizzled in the pan.

• pan, sizzled

• Fish, sizzled

• Fish, pan

• sizzled, pan

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I