Simple Subjects
My brother ate the last piece of chocolate.
What is "brother"?
The boy swims.
What is "swims".
My sister is leaving for college in a week.
What is "my sister"?
The boy swims for the high school swim team.
What is "swims for the high school swim team"?
Martin, turn off the TV! (Rewrite as a declarative sentence.)
What is "Martin turned off the TV."?
The baby fell asleep at park.
What is "baby"?
The tree house was destroyed during the hurricane.
What is "was destroyed"?
The two children were in a big fight.
What is "the two children"?
The teacher demanded answers from the unruly students.
What is "demanded answers from the unruly students"?
Charles Dickens wrote the book. (Rewrite as an interrogative sentence.)
What is "Did Charles Dickens write the book?"
Chris plays baseball, and Jenna golfs.
What is "Chris" and "Jenna"?
Since the boy swims for the school’s swim team, he practices every day.
What is "practices"?
The new vampire book comes out today.
What is "the new vampire book"?
I wanted to watch a movie, but Carol insisted on playing a video game.
What is "wanted to watch a movie" and "insisted on playing a video game"?
I beat my previous high score in the game. (Rewrite as an exclamatory sentence.)
What is "I beat my previous high score in the game!"?
The three girls tried out for the softball team, but only two made varsity.
What is "girls" and "two"?
My friends are going to the movies tonight, but I am grounded.
What is "are going" and "am grounded"?
The thunder was very loud, and it woke me up from my nap.
What is "the thunder" and "it"?
My youngest sister is studying Mandarin and German.
What is "is studying Mandarin and German"?
Is my scarf in the hallway? (Rewrite as a declarative sentence.)
What is "My scarf is in the hallway."?
While they were at the park, the two small children played.
What is "children"?
The landscape company cuts the grass on Saturdays.
What is "cuts"?
The landscape company cuts the grass on Saturdays.
What is "the landscape company"?
I wanted to watch a movie, but Carol insisted on playing a video game.
What is "wanted to watch a movie" and "insisted on playing a video game"?
Would you please hand me that plate? (Rewrite as an imperative sentence.)
What is "You will hand me that plate."?