Find the Subject
In the sentence “My uncle grows tomatoes in his backyard,” what is the simple subject?
uncle
“Ava runs across the field.” Action or Linking Verb?
Action
“She ate pizza for lunch.”
pizza (DO)
“We walked to the park.”
(to the park )
Lily reads books every evening.
Lily | reads | books
The tall boy ran quickly down the hallway.
S V
The tall boy ran quickly down the hallway.
The milk is cold.
PA – cold
What is the subject in “Yesterday’s clouds were very dark”?
clouds
“The soup tastes delicious.” Action or Linking Verb?
Linking (shows condition)
“The dog slept on the rug.”
❌ No DO
“The cat slept under the chair.”
(under the chair )
The mechanic fixed the engine yesterday.
mechanic | fixed | engine
The orchestra played a beautiful piece of music.
S V DO
The orchestra played a beautiful song.
My cousin is a veterinarian.
PN – veterinarian
In “Sarah washed the dishes before dinner,” who is doing the action?
Sarah
“He has finished his homework.”
Action (complete verb)
“Grandma baked cookies yesterday.”
cookies (DO)
“Mia studied after dinner.”
(after dinner )
Three students presented their projects today.
students | presented | projects
The soup smelled amazing after it boiled.
S LV PA
The soup smelled amazing (after it boiled).
Those flowers are beautiful.
PA – beautiful
What is the simple subject of “Michael’s cousin plays soccer on weekends”?
cousin
“The flowers are beautiful.”
Linking
“He wrote a letter to his friend.”
letter (DO)
“The bird flew over the trees.”
(over the trees )
Ben kicked the ball.
Ben | kicked | ball
My little brother is the captain of his soccer team.
S LV PN
My little brother is the captain (of his soccer team).
Her brother is the captain of the team.
PN – captain
In “Three brave firefighters rescued the kitten,” who is the sentence about?
firefighters
“Liam will be traveling to Spain tomorrow.”
Action (complete verb)
“The storm damaged several homes.”
homes (DO)
“The team practiced during the storm.”
(during the storm )
The puppies are playful.
puppies | are | playful (PA)
After the long game, the exhausted players felt relieved.
S LV PA
(After the long game), the players felt relieved.
The results were surprising.
PA – surprising