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Spot the Subject

Students identify the simple subject (the main noun or pronoun doing the action) in sentences of increasing complexity.
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10 questions
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10 questions
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10 questions
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10 questions
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10 questions

Practice Questions

  1. 🌿 The tall green cactus grows in the desert.
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    cactus

  2. 🌊 Powerful ocean waves crash against the rocks.
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    waves

  3. 🦒 A young giraffe stretches its long neck up high.
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    giraffe

  4. ⚡ Lightning flashes across the dark stormy sky.
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    Lightning

Teacher Resources
Teaching Notes

Ask "Who or what is doing the action?" The answer is the simple subject. Ignore any describing words around it.

Vocabulary
Subject: Who or what the sentence is about.
Simple Subject: The main noun or pronoun in the subject.
Common Mistakes
  • Writing the full noun phrase instead of just the noun head
  • Being misled by a nearby noun inside a prepositional phrase
Extension Activities
  • Find subjects in song lyrics.
  • Draw a picture of the subject.
  • Identify subjects in comic strips.
Parent Tip

Point out the main person or thing in everyday sentences you say.

Learning Path
Skills Practiced
Identify simple subjectFind subject in sentenceNoun as subject