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Identifying verbs and their subjects

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the action verb(s) in the sentence: At the finish line Jesse gave a high-five to his track coach.

a)

finish

b)

line

c)

gave

d)

coach

2.

Identify the subject(s) in the sentence: At the finish line Jesse gave a high-five to his track coach.

a)

line

b)

Jesse

c)

high-five

d)

track

3.

Identify the action verb(s) in the sentence: Late last night John and Marty were nearly blown away by a tornado.

a)

late

b)

nearly

c)

blown

d)

away

4.

Identify the action subject(s) in the sentence: Late last night John and Marty were nearly blown away by a tornado.

a)

night

b)

John

c)

Marty

d)

tornado

5.

Identify the action verb(s) in the sentence: If Mary misses school, she can't attend the concert.

a)

Mary

b)

misses

c)

attend

d)

concert

6.

Identify the subject(s) in the sentence: If Mary misses school, she can't attend the concert.

a)

Mary

b)

school

c)

she

d)

concert

7.

Identify the action verb(s) in the sentence: At the beginning of the school day, students gather and visit in the gym.

a)

beginning

b)

school

c)

gather

d)

visit

8.

Identify the subject(s) in the sentence: At the beginning of the school day, students gather and visit in the gym.

a)

school

b)

day

c)

students

d)

gym

9.

Identify the action verb(s) in the sentence: The boy ran after the small puppy and finally caught it by the tail.

a)

ran

b)

after

c)

finally

d)

caught

10.

Identify the subject(s) in the sentence: The boy ran after the small puppy and finally caught it by the tail.

a)

boy

b)

small

c)

puppy

d)

tail

11.

Identify the action verb(s) in the sentence: Meg baked a stunning cake for her sister's tenth birthday.

a)

baked

b)

stunning

c)

cake

d)

tenth

12.

Identify the subject(s) in the sentence: Meg baked a stunning cake for her sister's tenth birthday.

a)

Meg

b)

cake

c)

sister's

d)

birthday

13.

Identify the action verb(s) in the sentence: The train whistle blew loudly as the locomotive approached the tracks.

a)

train

b)

whistle

c)

blew

d)

approached

14.

Identify the subject(s) in the sentence: The train whistle blew loudly as the locomotive approached the tracks.

a)

train

b)

whistle

c)

loudly

d)

locomotive

15.

Identify the action verb(s) in the sentence: The sun and moon rise in the east and set in the west.

a)

sun

b)

moon

c)

rise

d)

set

16.

Identify the subject(s) in the sentence: The sun and moon rise in the east and set in the west.

a)

sun

b)

moon

c)

east

d)

west

17.

Identify the action verb(s) in the sentence: The crying baby upset the other children in the nursery.

a)

crying

b)

baby

c)

upset

d)

nursery

18.

Identify the subject(s) in the sentence: The crying baby upset the other children in the nursery.

a)

baby

b)

other

c)

children

d)

nursery

19.

Identify the action verb(s) in the sentence: The porch was suddenly covered with swarming bees, so everyone quickly jumped off it.

a)

suddenly

b)

covered

c)

swarming

d)

quickly

e)

jumped

20.

Identify the subject(s) in the sentence: The porch was suddenly covered with swarming bees, so everyone quickly jumped off it.

a)

porch

b)

bees

c)

everyone

d)

off

e)

it

21.

Identify the action verb(s) in the sentence: My best friend plays the trombone in the band, babysits her little brother, and tutors her neighbor in math.

a)

best

b)

plays

c)

band

d)

babysits

e)

tutors

22.

Identify the subject(s) in the sentence: My best friend plays the trombone in the band, babysits her little brother, and tutors her neighbor in math.

a)

friend

b)

trombone

c)

band

d)

neighbor

e)

math

23.

Identify the action verb(s) in the sentence: My sister enjoys skiing and excels at surfing, so I am learning both too.

a)

enjoys

b)

skiing

c)

excels

d)

surfing

e)

learning

24.

Identify the subject(s) in the sentence: My sister enjoys skiing and excels at surfing, so I am learning both too.

a)

sister

b)

skiing

c)

surfing

d)

I

e)

both