Subjects and Objects in Sentences

TRUE or FALSE:

The simple subject is the noun that names a person, place, thing, or idea the sentence is about.

• True

• False

Identify the subject:

Yellow cake is my favorite food.

• cake

• food

• yellow

• my

Find the direct object:

Jorge punted the football to the 15-yard line.

• yard

• punted

• football

• Jorge

Find the direct object:

After reading the entire book series, Harry found another book to read.

• read

• found

• Harry

• book

Identify the direct object:

The timid old man sipped the hot broth.

(a)  

Identify the direct object:

His plastic flute made a distinct tune.

(a)  

Identify the direct object:

The class constructed a huge rocket for the contest.

(a)  

Identify the indirect object:

Alexander gave the church 500 dollars.

• 500

• church

• Alexander

• gave

Identify the direct object:

Wanda told Mandy a secret.

• Mandy

• Wanda

• secret

• told

Identify the direct object in each sentence:

The wind affects the crops.

(a)