Identifying Subjects and Verbs

What is the primary focus of this lesson?

• How to write complex sentences.

• How to identify the subject and verb in a sentence.

• How to use proper punctuation.

• How to improve vocabulary.

Before asking questions to find the subject and verb of a sentence, what is recommended?

• Write down the sentence.

• Say the sentence aloud.

• Identify all nouns in the sentence.

• Look for prepositions.

To find the subject of a sentence, what question should you ask?

• What is the main idea?

• Who or what is doing the action?

• When did the action happen?

• How is the action being done?

In the sentence "The dog sleeps in his house," what word functions as the subject?

• house

• sleeps

• dog

• his

Which part of a sentence performs the action or is in a state of being?

• The predicate

• The object

• The verb

• The subject

To find the verb of a sentence, what question should you ask?

• What is the subject doing or feeling?

• Where is the subject?

• Why is the subject acting?

• How many subjects are there?

What must you identify before finding the verb in a sentence?

• The object

• The adverb

• The subject

• The adjective

In the sentence "The dog sleeps in his house," what word functions as the verb?

• dog

• house

• sleeps

• his

Which part of a sentence describes the action or state of being of the subject?

• The adverb

• The verb

• The adjective

• The noun