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. 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. 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. 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.