Identifying Sentence Structure Elements (II)

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

• the cat

• the house

• the dog

• the mouse

Answer explanation

In the sentence 'The cat chased the mouse,' the subject is the one performing the action. Here, 'the cat' is the one doing the chasing, making it the correct answer.

What is the verb in the sentence: 'She sings beautifully.'

• she

• beautifully

• sings well

• sings

Answer explanation

In the sentence 'She sings beautifully,' the verb is 'sings,' which indicates the action performed by the subject 'She.' The word 'beautifully' describes how she sings, but it is not the verb.

Find the object in the sentence: 'The teacher gave homework.'

• teacher

• homework

• gave

• homework assignment

Answer explanation

In the sentence 'The teacher gave homework,' the object is what is being given. 'Homework' is the item that the teacher gave, making it the correct answer. 'Teacher' is the subject, and 'gave' is the verb.

Differentiate between the subject and object in: 'John threw the ball.'

• Subject: threw; Object: John.

• Subject: John; Object: threw.

• Subject: John; Object: the ball.

• Subject: the ball; Object: John.

Answer explanation

In the sentence 'John threw the ball', 'John' is the subject performing the action, while 'the ball' is the object receiving the action. Therefore, the correct differentiation is Subject: John; Object: the ball.

Replace the subject with a pronoun: 'Lisa loves ice cream.'

• She loves ice cream.

• They love ice cream.

• He loves ice cream.

• It loves ice cream.

Answer explanation

The subject 'Lisa' is a singular female name, so the correct pronoun to replace it is 'She'. Therefore, the sentence becomes 'She loves ice cream.' This makes 'She' the correct choice.

Identify the subject in the sentence: 'The flowers bloom in spring.'

• The spring

• The flowers

• Bloom in spring

• The flowers bloom

Answer explanation

In the sentence 'The flowers bloom in spring,' the subject is what the sentence is about. 'The flowers' is the noun performing the action of blooming, making it the correct choice.

What is the verb in the sentence: 'They are playing soccer.'

• soccer

• They

• playing

• are

Answer explanation

In the sentence 'They are playing soccer,' the verb is 'playing.' It indicates the action being performed by the subject 'They.' 'Are' is a helping verb, while 'soccer' is the object of the action.

Find the object in the sentence: 'He read a book.'

• a book

• He read a magazine.

• She wrote a book.

• They read a story.

Answer explanation

In the sentence 'He read a book,' the object is what is being read. 'A book' is the direct object of the verb 'read,' making it the correct answer. The other options do not match the original sentence.

Differentiate between the subject and object in: 'The dog barked at the stranger.'

• Subject: The dog; Object: the stranger.

• Subject: the stranger; Object: The dog.

• Subject: barked; Object: the dog.

• Subject: The dog; Object: barking.

Answer explanation

In the sentence 'The dog barked at the stranger', 'The dog' is the subject performing the action (barking), while 'the stranger' is the object receiving the action. Thus, the correct differentiation is Subject: The dog; Object: the stranger.

Replace the subject with a pronoun: 'The children are excited.'

• He is excited.

• They are excited.

• We are excited.

• The kids are excited.

Answer explanation

The correct pronoun to replace 'The children' is 'They', as it refers to a group of people. 'He' is singular and refers to a male, 'We' includes the speaker, and 'The kids' is not a pronoun.