Sentence structures: English grammar

identify the verb in the sentence

The girl wrote a letter.

• girl

• wrote

• letter

• the

Identify the subject in the sentence

Talisa and her friends were dancing.

• Talisa and her friends

• were

• dancing

identify the object in the following sentence.

Usha bought vegetables.

• Usha

• bought

• vegetables

The verb and object are called

• subject

• predicate

• sentence structure

• conventions

Identify the predicate in the following sentence.

The teacher marked the essays.

• marked

• essays

• marked the essays

The basic structure of a sentence is...

• subject + verb + object

• object + verb + subject

• verb + subject + object

• subject + object + verb

What is a verb

A verb __________

• limits or "determines" a noun

• is a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

• describes a verb, adjective or adverb

• replaces a noun