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Understanding Subject Sentences

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Understanding Subject Sentences

The school play is nearly ready, but some sentence clues need fixing! A sentence’s subject tells who or what the sentence is about. The rest of the sentence tells what the subject does, is or has. Read each clue carefully. Use capital letters and full stops when you write.

Spot the subject

Subjects can be a person, place, animal, thing or group. In “The bright stage glows”, the subject is “The bright stage”.

1.In the sentence “Anh carries the golden crown”, which words are the subject? Choose the best answer.
  • Anh
  • carries the golden crown
  • the golden crown
2.Underline the complete subject in this sentence: “The three nervous actors wait beside the curtain.”
3.Which line is a complete sentence with both a subject and what it does?
  • The colourful costumes
  • Dances across the stage.
  • Grace dances across the stage.

Repair the rehearsal notes

A complete sentence needs a subject and a predicate. A subject-only fragment tells who or what; a predicate-only fragment tells what happens but leaves out who or what.

4.Is “The curtain rises slowly.” a complete sentence? Answer true or false, and name its subject.
TrueFalse
5.This note is missing its subject: “_____ sings the opening song.” Add a suitable subject to make a complete sentence.
6.This note is only a subject: “The prop makers”. Add a predicate to make it a complete sentence.
7.Sort each rehearsal note into Complete sentence, Subject only or Predicate only. A. “The audience claps loudly.” B. “Our clever stage manager” C. “Waits near the stage door” D. “Bright lights shine above us.”
  • A. The audience claps loudly.
  • B. Our clever stage manager
  • C. Waits near the stage door
  • D. Bright lights shine above us.
  • Subject only
  • Complete sentence
  • Predicate only
  • Complete sentence

Write and improve

Now make your own stage-ready sentences. A strong subject can include describing words, such as “The excited young dancers”.

8.Complete the sentence with a predicate: “The silver key _____.” Write a complete sentence with a capital letter and full stop.
9.Write a complete sentence about a school-play character carrying something. Then identify the subject in your sentence.
10.Improve this plain sentence by adding at least two describing words to its subject: “The actors bow.” Then write the full improved sentence.

3 printable pages

  • Understanding Subject Sentences, page 1 of 3: Spot the subject

    Page 1

  • Understanding Subject Sentences, page 2 of 3: Repair the rehearsal notes

    Page 2

  • Understanding Subject Sentences, page 3 of 3: Write and improve

    Page 3

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