Identifying Subjects in Sentences

The video tutorial explains how to identify the subject of a sentence by asking 'who' or 'what' before the verb. It covers various sentence structures, including commands, requests, and questions, and highlights that subjects are never in prepositional phrases. The tutorial also clarifies that 'there' and 'here' are not subjects. Examples and practice exercises are provided to reinforce learning.

What is a simple method to find the subject of a sentence?

• Ask 'who' or 'what' before the verb

• Look for the longest word

• Find the word with the most vowels

• Identify the first noun

In the sentence 'The crew of the racing yacht had worked hard', who is the subject?

• The hard work

• The crew

• The racing

• The yacht

In the sentence 'Sitting in the bleachers was a huge, cheering crowd', what is the subject?

• Bleachers

• Sitting

• Cheering

• Crowd

In a command or request, what is the implied subject?

• We

• They

• You

• He

In the command 'Turn right at the intersection!', who is being addressed?

• The road

• The intersection

• The car

• You

In the sentence 'Ashley, close the door, please', who is the subject?

• Please

• Close

• Door

• Ashley

Which of the following is never the subject of a sentence?

• A noun

• An adjective

• A verb

• A prepositional phrase

In the sentence 'A group of students gathered in the hallway', what is the subject?

• Gathered

• Hallway

• Group

• Students

In the sentence 'One of the paintings by Ashley Patton sold for $4,000', what is the subject?

• Paintings

• Ashley Patton

• One

• Sold

What is the subject in the sentence 'The chicken in the oven baked for an hour'?

• Hour

• Baked

• Chicken

• Oven