Subject…
The subject of a sentence is the person or thing doing the action or being described.
It often comes before the verb in a sentence.
‘Speedy Pete crashed his bicycle.’ ‘Speedy Pete’ is the subject. He did the crashing.
‘Now the rear tyre is flat.’ In this sentence, ‘the rear tyre’ is the subject. It is being described as flat.
‘Speedy Pete takes out his bicycle pump.’
In this sentence, ‘Speedy Pete’ is the subject again, as he is taking out his bicycle pump. ‘Luckily, Speedy Pete always works quickly.’
Uh-oh. Maybe too quickly.
Okay, so this is wheelie important, guys.
The subject of a sentence is the person or thing doing the action or being described. Poor Speedy Pete, always the subject of such misfortune.
Video summary
Part of a series of animated films following a cast of characters’ adventures and mishaps as they get to grips with grammatical terms.
In this film, Speedy Pete fixes a puncture on his bicycle and gets to grips with the subject of a sentence.
This clip is from the series Grammar for 11-14 year olds.
Teacher Notes
Subject-verb agreement practise in the form of a sentence completion task.
Use as a starter activity before asking students to identify the subject and the object within a series of sentences.
This clip is suitable for teaching English at Key Stage 3 or Third Level.
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