Subjects and Verbs

Subjects and Verbs Why do you need to know this?

Subjects • The subject will always be a noun or a pronoun. • Noun = person, place, thing, or idea • Pronoun = stands for a noun – I, you, he, she, it, we, they • “Who” or “what” the sentence is about • People applauded. • Gloria wrote the answers on the board.

Can you find the subject? • Aliens abducted my little sister last week from her bedroom window. • Aliens • They returned her in the middle of a forest 3 days later. • They • She forgot what happened. • She • Unfortunately, a tracker was inserted in her arm. • Tracker • It allows them to find her, even at school! • It

Verbs • Verbs express action, or what they subject is doing. • You can find action verbs by asking yourself, “What does the subject do?” • People applauded. • Gloria wrote the answers on the board. • Some verbs do not show action they are called linking verbs. • Example. Is, am, are, was, were

Can you find the verb? • Aliens eat babies often in Latvia. • eat • Latvia is a country in Europe. • is • The government hides the evidence of aliens. • hides • They claim that the aliens are rabid bears. • claim • Bears and aliens look differently. • look

Special Notes on Verbs • Some verbs consist of more than one word – a helping verb + the main verb. • Gloria has written the answer on the board. • The balloons were drifting slowly to earth. • The main verb of a sentence NEVERbegins with the word to. • Gloria is going to write the answer on the board. • The balloons seemedto hang in the air.

More on helping verbs • Forms of to be: is, am, are, was, were, being, been • Forms of to have: have, has, had • Forms of do: do, does, did • Special verbs: can, could, may, might, must, ought, shall, should, will, would

Can you find the verbs? • Aliens are abducting children all over the world to conduct experiments on them. • Are abducting • Parents are shocked at the refusal of the government to acknowledge these abductions. • Are shocked • Families should invest in colored pyramid prisms to prevent alien abductions. • Should invest

Prepositions & Prepositional Phrases • The subject of a sentence is never in a prepositional phrase. • Prepositional phrase – group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun. They usually provide details and direction on when and where. • Common prepositions – about, after, at, before, between, by, during, for, from, in, into, like, of, on, outside, over, through, to, toward, with, without

Can you find the prepositional phrase? • To avoid alien abduction, you should purchase pyramid prisms and hang them in windows. • To avoid alien abductions, in windows • You will see an alien space craft under the tree. • Under the tree • The alien came through her window! • Through her window • Some people think that Area 51 holds evidence of the existence of aliens. • Of the existence, of aliens

Check Practice 1 • Daisyis looking • Shekeeps • One letter in the book is especially • Shehad entered • Her entrywas • The letter from the contest officials awarded • The eagle on the front of her brag book has • Ittells her to fly

Check Practice 1 9. Daisyused 10. On the computer shewrites 11. Daisy’s lifehas changed 12. Shelearned 13. Sheearned 14. Shehas told 15. Daisy truly has taken charge

Check Practice 2 • Dogs at the animal shelter wait • The frozen fish on the counter defrosted • My computer’s screenwent blank • The kitchen in my parent’s house smells • A very large truckstalled • The orange in the refrigerator has • Everyonecried • Several sad-looking puppieshuddled • Two young boys from the neighborhood were playing • By the end of the day, wehad sold

Check Practice #3 • Today, Daisyis surrounded • All of them care • Her husband Donhas encouraged • Daisycalls • I was without • So Iadopted • Little Bradleyhas • He just loves • As a child, Daisyhad • But, through her own efforts, sheis creating

Test 1 & 2 • You have 10 minutes to do this with a partner

Test 3 & 4 • You have 10 minutes to do this independently.

Subjects and Verbs