Subjects & Subject Complements
Find the subject: The firefighters raced to the burning building.
firefighters
Find the DO: Mary is baking cookies for the holiday party.
Table
Table's
Find the appositive: Mr. Jones, my neighbor, always help me carry my groceries.
my neighbor
Concrete or abstract noun? Officer
Concrete
Find the subject: Her favorite song is playing on the radio.
song
Find the DO: The composer wrote a beautiful song for the occasion.
song
Student
Student's
Find the appositive: The artist Pablo Picasso was a painter, sculptor, and printmaker.
Pablo Picasso
In the 1960s and 1970s, radio telescopes were used to observe the skies.
Is the italicized word a noun or an adjective?
Adjective
Find the subject complement: The championship trophy of the NHL is the Stanley Cup.
Stanley Cup
Find the DO & IO: We sent our relatives a package.
Williams
Williams's
Find the appositive & the noun it explains: Melody's friend Rose went with Melody and her family to the aquarium.
Rose; friend
Concrete or abstract noun? Conditioner
Concrete
Find the subject: Philadelphia is known as the "City of Brotherly Love."
Philadelphia
Find the IO: My coach gave me great advice.
Me
Cats
Cats'
Find the appositive: The party room was decorated in purple, his sister's favorite color.
his sister's favorite color
We looked at an enlarged picture of the surface of Mars in brilliant color.
Is the italicized word a noun or an adjective?
Noun
Find the subject complement: The person responsible for collecting the entrance fee is the receptionist.
receptionist
Find the DO & IO: He told his parents a lie.
Lie; parents
Classes
Classes'
Find the appositive & the noun it explains: Mr. Dimming, the history teacher, doubted Melody's abilities.
the history teacher; Mr. Dimming
Concrete or abstract noun? Independence
Abstract