Subject and Object Flashcards
All sentences in English have a subject (a naming part)
and a predicate(object) (a doing part)verb
Explain: Subject,Object,Verb in a sentence.
Subject - The person or thing doing the action
Object - The person or thing affected by the action,
to work out the object ask the question who
or what after the verb.
Verb - The action of the sentence
Predicate always contains a verb eg:
was
wanted
Which is the Subject and which the Predicate?
- He wanted egg and toast
- Peggy won the prize
Subject
- He
- Peggy
Predicate
- wanted egg and toast
- won the prize
Find the subject, the object and the verb in each sentence.
a) Bradstock made egg and toast
b) Peggy accepted the prize
c) Many people told fantastic lies
Subject Verb Object
a) Bradstock made egg and toast
b) Peggy accepted prize
c) People told lies
Meeks just read this
Sometimes you can replace a group of words with one word that has the same meaning eg:
Peggy claimed the prize that was made of gold
Peggy claimed the golden prize
Meeks just read the answer card, these are examples of how to replace a group of words with a single word
a) Would you like the red apple of the green one?
I like red apples better. (now gets replaced with one
word)
I prefer red apples
b) Peggy held out her hand and took the prize.
Peggy accepted the prize.
Find the Subject,Verb and Object in the sentence?
Cats love string
Subject Verb Object
Cats love string
Find the Subject,Verb and Object in the sentence?
Meeka thinks about maths
Subject Verb Object
Meeka thinks maths
Find the Subject,Verb and Object in the sentence?
People hate pineapple on pizza
Subject Verb Object
People hate pineapple and pizza
Find the Subject,Verb and Object in the sentence?
She ate the cake
Subject Verb Object
She ate cake
Find the Subject,Verb and Object in the sentence?
He kicked the ball over the wall
Subject Verb Object
He kicked ball
Find the Subject,Verb and Object in the sentence?
The mother boils the water
Subject Verb Object
mother boils water
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The predicate is the verb plus the rest of the sentence
