Subjects
Define subject
Noun that is doing the verb
Define verb
describes an action or state of being
Define adjective
word or prepositional phrase that describes the subject itself
Define adverb
word or prepositional phrase that describes the subject's action or state of being
Define preposition
a word that identifies the relationship between one thing and another (in space, location, time, or relationship)
What is the subject?:
The cat ran to the door.
cat
What is the verb?:
The cat ran to the door.
ran
What are the adjectives? (adjectives describe the subject)
The cat ran to the door.
The
describes which cat; (don't forget the, that, those, this, and these can be adjectives)
What are the adverbs? (adverbs describe the verb)
Hint: ask yourself how/when/where/why questions
The cat ran to the door.
to the door
where did the cat run? to the door
What are the prepositions? (almost always start a prepositional phrase, which can be adjectives or adverbs)
(ask yourself: where/how/when/why did the cat run?)
The cat ran to the door.
to
(common prepositions: as, at, behind, to, beneath, on top, near, in front, by, next to, inside, outside, next to, up, down, in, on, off, onto, over, through, with...)
What is the subject? (there may be more than one):
The fat cat ran to the door when its owner got home.
cat, owner
What are the verbs? (there may be more than one):
The fat cat ran to the door when its owner got home.
ran, got
What are the adjectives? (adjectives describe the subject):
The fat cat ran to the door when its owner got home.
the, fat, its
(describes the cat)
What are the adverbs?
Hint: ask yourself how/when/where/why questions
The fat cat ran to the door when its owner got home.
to the door, when, home
where did the cat run?
What are the prepositions? (always start a prepositional phrase, which can be adjectives or adverbs)
The fat cat ran to the door when its owner got home.
to
to the door = adverb
What is the subject?
Ellen Ochoa is an engineer and the world’s first Latina astronaut.
Ellen Ochoa
What is the verb(s)?
Ellen Ochoa is an engineer and the world’s first Latina astronaut.
is
What is the adjective(s)?
Ellen Ochoa is an engineer and the world’s first Latina astronaut.
N/A
What is the adverb(s)?
Ellen Ochoa is an engineer and the world’s first Latina astronaut.
an engineer, the world's first Latina astronaut
verb: is
implied is after and
What are the prepositions?
Ellen Ochoa is an engineer and the world’s first Latina astronaut.
N/A
What is the subject?:
Ellen Ochoa is an engineer and the world’s first Latina astronaut, and has a robust career at NASA.
Ellen Ochoa
What is the verb(s)?:
Ellen Ochoa is an engineer and the world’s first Latina astronaut, and has a robust career at NASA.
is, has
(remember helping verbs: am, is, are, was, were, being, been, be, have, has, had, do, does, did, will, would, shall, should, may, might, must, can, could)
What is the adjective(s)?
Ellen Ochoa is an engineer and the world’s first Latina astronaut, and has a robust career at NASA.
an engineer, the world's first Latina astronaut
What is the adverb(s)?
Ellen Ochoa is an engineer and the world’s first Latina astronaut, and has a robust career at NASA.
a robust career at NASA
What are the prepositions?
Ellen Ochoa is an engineer and the world’s first Latina astronaut, and has a robust career at NASA.
at