Recognizing Subjects and Verbs

What is the subject of this sentence? "My brother and three sisters live on a mountaintop in Tennessee."

• mountaintop

• sisters

• brother

• brother and sisters

What's the verb in the following sentence? "Philbert's dog is now Best in Show."

• now

• is

• dog

• Philbert's

What's the subject of this sentence? "This debate over whether it's better to be able to fly or be invisible takes up a lot of my time."

• time

• debate

• over

• fly

What's the subject in the following sentence? "Down the road in a secluded valley lived a girl who hated to sleep."

• road

• valley

• to sleep

• girl

Write the shortest complete sentence you can.