Introductory Lesson: Sentence Structure 2

More about Simple Sentences: Subject, Verb, and Object

Subject: The subject in a sentence is a person, animal, place, or thing that does an action. When you ask questions beginning with ‘who’ or ‘what’, you can determine the subject of a sentence.
Example: I like bread and jam. I is the subject of the sentence.
Question: Who likes bread and jam?
Answer: I do.

1. Circle the subject in the following sentences.
2. Make sentences with all the words you have circled.

    1. He reads many sentences.
    2. The movie is good.
    3. Anu wrote a story.
    4. The students do their homework.
    5. The birds sing in the forest.
    6. The pencil is sharp.
    7. Amreen works hard.
    8. Rukhsana is in Class 12.
    9. I love to cook.
    10. My brother is a badminton champion.

Verb: The verb in a sentence is the ‘doing’ word, a word that shows action.
Example: I like bread and jam. Like is the verb in the sentence.

1. Circle the verb in the following sentences.
2. Make sentences with the circled words.

    1. I like milk with sugar.
    2. I drink a glass of milk before school.
    3. My father packs our tiffin box.
    4. I take two parathas and a banana to school.
    5. I wash my hands before I eat.
    6. Sahil’s bike is red.
    7. The students sing during the assembly.
    8. Raw mangoes are tasty.
    9. I eat seasonal vegetables.
    10. My teacher cycles to school.

Object: The object in a sentence is the word that receives the action of the verb.
Example: Imran catches a fish. The object is a fish. Direct objects usually answer the questions  ‘what?’ or ‘whom?’.

Circle the direct objects in the following sentences:

    1. The children eat jalebis.
    2. He kicked the ball.
    3. Cats eat fish.
    4. They have bought a new T.V.
    5. We eat rice.
    6. I read storybooks.
    7. The mechanic fixes the car.
    8. My sister helps me.
    9. I do my homework.
    10. We play kabaddi.