The Sentence

Find the Subject and Verb

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Work alone first. Name the subject and verb, decide whether the thought stands alone, then reveal the analysis.

The teacher smiles.

Subject: The teacher · Verb: smiles · Complete sentence

My sister is tired.

Subject: My sister · Verb: is · Complete sentence

Birds fly.

Subject: Birds · Verb: fly · Complete sentence

The student with the red book is waiting.

Complete subject: The student with the red book · Verb: is waiting · Complete sentence

Close the door.

Understood subject: you · Verb: close · Complete command

Because the class ended.

Subject: the class · Verb: ended · Fragment: because makes the clause dependent

SOLO → COMMIT → EXPLAIN → CHECK · Encuentra el sujeto y el verbo

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Tips

Find the Subject and Verb

  1. Busca primero el verbo conjugado: smiles, is, fly. Un sustantivo, adjetivo o forma en -ing no siempre completa el verbo.
  2. En “The student with the red book,” todas esas palabras forman el sujeto completo; el núcleo sigue siendo student.
  3. En una orden, el sujeto you está implícito: “Close the door” significa “(You) close the door.”