1. Verbs Quiz Review, Turn It In, and Simple Subjects
Day 13
Verbs Quiz Review, Turn It In, and Simple Subjects

2. Objectives: Identify and understand the Subject in a sentence.
Go over research practice and techniques.
Homework:
Close reading Week 2 Friday
VCR 2C due Friday
Subject Worksheet due tomorrow
Research Paper Permission Slip Due Friday

3. Agenda Warm Up VCR 2c Go over Verbs Quiz Subject Practice Turn It In!
Research Information

4. Warm Up Identify parts of speech in the following:
I’m not going to school today.
Do you know me?
I am going to destroy the quiz today!
Pay attention to the verb(s)!

5. VCR 2 C Take out 2B and place it on your desk.
Take 5 minutes and work on 2C

6. Verbs Quiz Let’s go over it together. Write down the examples.
Explain how you know the answer to each question.

7. Subject Take out your notes on subject and follow along.
Make sure you ask any question that came up while you were watching the video.

8. The subject of a sentence
The Subject is the noun, pronoun, or group of words that tells what the sentence is about. The Subject is the thing that does the action(action verb) or is identified(linking verb). Mary had a little lamb. What is the sentence about? Mary? The Lamb? How do you know?

9. The Subject
The main word or group of words that tells whom or what the sentence is about is called the simple subject.
Example: Mary likes to eat pizza on Tuesdays.
Mary is the simple subject as the sentence is about her.
Complete subject consists of the simple subject and any words, phrases, or clauses that modify the simple subject.
Example: Out of the beaker rose a foul-smelling foam.

10. How do you find it?
To identify the subject, find the verb and ask “who” or what?” Ex: Here you can swim year-round. Verb: can swim Who can swim? Subject: You

11. More about subjects
The subject of a verb is never in a prepositional phrase.
Ex: Most of the women voted. (Who voted? Most is the subject as women is the object of a preposition)

12. Finding Subjects and Verbs
1. Find prep phrases and infinitive phrases.
2. Find the verb (action word or memorized word)...could be a verb phrase
3. Ask who or what did this? Action verb
4. Ask who or what is this? Linking verb

13. Subject and Verb will not be in a prep phrase. ex
*Subject and Verb will not be in a prep phrase. ex. In the afternoon, Walt will play his trumpet on stage. * Verb will not be in an infinitive phrase. ex. I like to play football. ex. To write a poem is very rewarding.

14. Now You TRY Get into your pairs and get laptops.
Download the classwork doc and highlight the subjects in blue.
*Remember, to find the subject you need to ask “Who” or “What” + the verb.

15. TurnItIn.com The first person in each row needs to grab the laptops.
Sign in and go to turnitin.com
Click on “Create an Account” at the top.
Click on “Student”
For student ID:
Block 1:
Block 3:
Password:
Block 1: britt1
Block 3: britt3
TurnItIn.com
Use your school account
Your password should be : firstnameMMDD
Create a recovery question
Welcome to turn it in!

16. Closure
List three things you learned about nonfiction today. Describe two of the steps needed to understand nonfiction. Compose one question you still have regarding nonfiction.