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Subjects and Verbs

Subjects and Verbs. Chapter 23. Subjects and Verbs. The basic building blocks of English sentences are subjects and verbs . Who or what the sentence is about is called the subject . The word(s) that show the action of the subject, or its state of being, is called the verb. Subjects.

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Subjects and Verbs

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  1. Subjects and Verbs Chapter 23

  2. Subjects and Verbs • The basic building blocks of English sentences aresubjectsand verbs. • Who or what the sentence is about is called thesubject. • The word(s) that show the action of the subject, or its state of being, is called the verb.

  3. Subjects Find the Subject Who or what is the sentence about?

  4. Verbs 1 Find the Verb There are three ways to find the verb. 1. What does the subject do?

  5. Verbs 2 Find the verb…There are three ways to find the verb. #2

  6. Verbs 3 Find the verb…There are three ways to find the verb. #3 • Recognize linking verbs. They do not show action, but a state of being. • Iam tall. • Bobseems happy.

  7. Verbs 4 • Mike is writing a report about the great white shark. • We are studying about the jaws and teeth of sharks.

  8. Verbs 5 Notes: • Words like not, just, never, always, and only are not part of the verb. • A shark does not sleep. • Peoplehave alwaysfearedsharks. • When what looks like a verb has a “to”in front of it, it is not • a verb. • * Sharks like to live in cold water.

  9. Verbs 6 Notes: No -ingword by itself is the verb of the sentence. ( It may be part of the verb, but it must have a helping verb in front of it.)

  10. Compound Subjects and Verbs • A sentence may have more than one verb. • The shark swamand attacked. • A sentence may have more than one subject. • Dolphinsand whales have some protection from sharks.

  11. Distinguishing Subjects from Prepositional Phrases. • Thesubject of a sentence never appears within a prepositional phrase. • A prepositional phrase is simply a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with an object.

  12. Distinguishing Subjects from Prepositional Phrases.

  13. Practice 1 Identify the subjects and verbs in the following: My brother expects to go on an important job interview soon. Subject: brother Verb: expects

  14. Practice 2 Identify the subjects and verbs in the following: He practiced for this interview in an interesting way. Subject: He Verb: practiced

  15. Practice 3 Identify the subjects and verbs in the following: Preparing for the interview was an important part of the process. Subject: Preparing Verb: was

  16. Practice 4 Identify the subjects and verbs in the following: Bill went on job interviews for positions that he did not really want. Subject: Bill Verb: went Relative clause subject: he Relative clause verb: did want

  17. Practice 5 Identify the subjects and verbs in the following: Now he is more relaxed about meeting with employers and answering questions. Subject: He Verb: is

  18. Practice 6 Identify the subjects and verbs in the following: Appropriate dress is important, too. Subject: dress Verb: is

  19. Practice 7 Identify the subjects and verbs in the following: The job applicants wrote essays about their values and spoke in front of a small group. Subject: applicants Verb: wrote/spoke

  20. Practice 8 Identify the subjects and verbs in the following: Of course, Bill should have researched the company beforehand. Subject: Bill Verb: should have researched

  21. Practice 9 Identify the subjects and verbs in the following: A worthy candidate for a job wants to give a good impression. Subject: candidate Verb: wants

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