Subjects and Objects

What is a subject in a sentence?

• The subject is the noun or pronoun that performs the action or is being described in the sentence.

• The subject is the verb in a sentence.

• The subject is the punctuation in a sentence.

• The subject is the adverb in a sentence.

What is an object in a sentence?

• A noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb.

• A verb that indicates the action in the sentence.

• A preposition that shows the relationship between two words.

• An adjective that describes the subject of the sentence.

Identify the subject in the following sentence: 'The cat chased the mouse.'

• The cat

• The cat chased

• Chased the mouse

• The mouse

Identify the object in the following sentence: 'She gave him a gift.'

• She

• gave

• him

• gift

In the sentence 'I love ice cream.', what is the subject?

• love

• I

• ice cream

• .

In the sentence 'They are playing soccer.', what is the object?

• playing

• soccer

• They

• are

What is the subject in the sentence: 'The book was written by the author.'

• The book was written

• The written book

• The author

• The book

What is the object in the sentence: 'He bought a new car.'

• house

• car

• book

• tree

In the sentence 'She baked a cake for her friend.', what is the subject?

• Friend

• Cake

• She

• Baked

In the sentence 'The teacher gave the students an assignment.', what is the object?

• an assignment

• gave the students

• the students

• the teacher