Subjects and Verbs, Run-On Sentences, Semicolons, and Colons

Subject?
My brother made Mom a birthday cake.

• Mom
• Birthday
• Brother
• Cake

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Verb?
However, the project soon became a fiasco.

• However
• The
• Soon
• Became

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

Subject?
But bits of the shells went in, too.

• But
• Bits
• Shells
• In

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

What word in the following sentence is the verb?:
Roger served 25 aces in that tennis match. 

• Served
• Roger
• Aces
• Match

The part of speech of a subject will always be:

• Noun

• Verb

• Adjective

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

The subject of a sentence is:

• Who or what the sentence is about

• The action taking place in the sentence

• The descriptions about the nouns

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

The verb in a sentence is:

• Who or what is doing the action

• The action part of a sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.9-10.1

The F in FANBOYS stands for:

• Furthermore

• First

• For

• Four

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

The A in FANBOYS stands for:

• And

• Awesome

• Also

• Additionally

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E

The N in FANBOYS stands for:

• Not yet

• Next

• Neither

• Nor

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1G

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.5.1E