Using Subjects
Every sentence has a subject. It tells what the sentence is about.
The diver films animals underwater.
(The subject is diver—what the sentence is about.)
A subject can be a noun, a proper noun, or a pronoun.
Diver Dan loves jellyfish.
He tries to avoid their stings.
(Diver Dan is a proper noun. He is a pronoun.)
Find subjects.
Read each sentence and write down the subject. Is it a noun, a proper noun, or a pronoun? Make a copy of this Google doc.
- Diver Dan snapped a picture of a jellyfish.
Subject?
Noun, proper noun, or pronoun?
- The jellyfish glowed green.
Subject?
Noun, proper noun, or pronoun?
- However, it didn't smile for the camera.
Subject?
Noun, proper noun, or pronoun?
- Diver Dan next saw a sea turtle.
Subject?
Noun, proper noun, or pronoun?
- A sea turtle likes to eat jellyfish.
Subject?
Noun, proper noun, or pronoun?
- It swam toward the jellyfish.
Subject?
Noun, proper noun, or pronoun?
- The camera flashed.
Subject?
Noun, proper noun, or pronoun?
- The sea turtle startled and swam away.
Subject?
Noun, proper noun, or pronoun?
- Diver Dan took another shot of the jellyfish.
Subject?
Noun, proper noun, or pronoun?
- Suddenly, the jellyfish was smiling!
Subject?
Noun, proper noun, or pronoun?
Create subjects.
Read each sentence and write a subject that makes sense in the blank. Make a copy of this Google doc.
- On Friday, my ______________________ took a field trip to a farm.
- The ______________________ had cows, chickens, sheep, and horses.
- The ______________________ were really cool!
- ______________________ were friendly and let me pet them.
- ______________________ got to feed the chickens.
- The ______________________ pecked feed off the ground.
- If I had a farm, ______________________ would definitely have horses.
- ______________________ look beautiful and run fast!
- My ______________________ said she would have llamas.
- ______________________ thinks they look funny and says their wool is worth lots of money.
Write sentences.
Write four more sentences about animals. Underline the subject of each sentence.