Subject and Verb Identification

What is the verb?

He depends on her in times of need.

• He

• depends

• times

• need

What is the verb?

You need to watch your step.

• step

• you

• need

• watch

What is the verb?

The insurance agent gave her good advice.

• good

• agent

• advice

• gave

What is the verb?

Her purse was on the table.

• purse

• table

• was

• on

What is the verb?

An interesting article appeared in the newspaper.

• appeared

• interesting

• article

• newspaper

What is the verb?

Her boyfriend lived across the road.

• boyfriend

• lived

• across

• road

What is the verb?

Jenny found $20 in the hallway.

• $20

• found

• Jenny

• hallway

What is the function of the main verb in a sentence?

• it shows who or what is doing the action

• it shows what the subject is doing

• it describes the subject

• it acts as a noun

What is the function of the subject in a sentence?

• it tells who or what is doing the action

• it lets the reader know if the writer is talking about math, science, art, etc.

• it is an action word

• it acts as an adverb

What 3 things does every sentence need?

• a capital letter, a noun, and a comma

• a subject, a verb, and a complete thought

• a period, a comma, and an explanation point

• a subject, and object, and an adjective