Exploring Simple and Complete Subjects in Grammar

What is a subject in a sentence?

• The verb in the sentence

• The object receiving the action

• Who or what is doing the action

• The adjective describing the noun

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'Mary painted the house', who is the subject?

• The house

• Painted

• Mary

• The color of banana pudding

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is a simple subject?

• A subject with multiple words

• A single word describing who or what did the action

• A subject with a compound verb

• A subject with adjectives

In the sentence 'The girl with the blue shirt smiled', what is the simple subject?

• The blue shirt

• The girl with the blue shirt

• Smiled

• The girl

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is a complete subject?

• A subject with a compound noun

• A subject with multiple verbs

• The entire phrase that tells who or what did the action

• A single word describing the action

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'The boy with the orange shirt smiled', what is the complete subject?

• The boy

• The orange shirt

• Smiled

• The boy with the orange shirt

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'The talented artist painted the house', what is the simple subject?

• Painted

• Artist

• The talented artist

• The house

What is a compound subject?

• A subject with multiple adjectives

• A subject with multiple verbs

• Several simple subjects put together

• A subject with a compound noun

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

In the sentence 'The students and the teachers built a spaceship', what is the compound subject?

• The students

• The teachers

• The students and the teachers

• Built a spaceship

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which of the following is an example of a compound subject?

• The cat

• The cat and the dog

• The cat with the dog

• The dog

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CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1H

CCSS.L.3.1I