Subjects and Verbs
Subject/Verb Subject--Who or what the sentence is about. Verb—The action of the sentence. How to find subjects and verbs: Read sentence Mark out prep phrases—can’t have subject, verb, or complements Find the verb Ask, “who or what did it?”
Subject/Verb A picture of the Liberty Bell appears in our social studies textbook. Prep phrase(s): Of the Liberty Bell In our social studies books A picture of the Liberty Bell appears in our social studies textbook. verb appears subject picture
Subject/Verb Does the Liberty Bell really weigh over two thousand pounds? Prep phrase Over two thousand pounds Does the Liberty Bell really weigh over two thousand pounds? Verb Does weigh Subject Liberty Bell
Subject/Verb The nation’s flag symbolizes independence. Prep phrase Verb Symbolizes Subject Flag
Subject/Verb The flag’s thirteen stripes stand for the nation’s original thirteen colonies. Prep phrase for the nation’s original thirteen colonies The flag’s thirteen stripes stand for the nation’s original thirteen colonies Verb Stand Subject stripes
Subject/Verb Can any of you explain the symbolic meaning of the flag’s fifty stars? Prep phrase Of you Of the flag’s fifty stars Can any of you explain the symbolic meaning of the flag’s fifty stars? Verb Can explain Subject any