Finding the subject and the object of any sentence
Lesson 16 of 17 Year 6
Task 1 gives the letter of the right option as printed on the sheet. Task 2 lists the mistakes in the order they appear, with the correction. Task 3 and 4 answers are models, not the only acceptable wording: any answer that uses the rule the lesson taught should be credited.
MildFind the verb first. Doing it, the subject. Done to it, the object.
1 · Tick the right one
a Ab Bc Bd AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Tick: The chef · Leo kicked the ball. Subject underlined: Leo.
Tick: the tray · Nonna baked a cake. Object circled: a cake.
Tick: The very hungry customer · The tall waiter by the door smiled. Subject: The tall waiter by the door.
4 · Help Polpetta
The subject is Mia because the verb is baked and Mia is the one doing the baking. On Monday only tells us when; it is not doing anything, so it is neither subject nor object.
2 · Find the 3 mistakes
1
Mia (object)
Mia (subject)
2
the tray (subject)
the tray (object)
3
the toast (subject)
the toast (object)
The Nonna sentence and the Polpetta sentence are both labelled correctly (the decoys).
MediumVerb first, every time. Then ask who is doing it, and what it is done to, however long the phrase.
1 · Tick the right one
a Bb Ac Ad BA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Tick: The tired old chef dropped a tray., The girl in the red coat smiled. · The tired old chef by the oven dropped a tray. Subject: The tired old chef by the oven.
Tick: On Friday, the bakers make focaccia., The bakers make focaccia on Friday. · After lunch, the waiters fold the napkins. Subject: the waiters, because they are the ones folding.
Tick: Mia smiled., The baby slept., Nonna laughed. · Nothing receives the smiling, sleeping or laughing, so there is no object.
4 · Help Polpetta
On Monday is a fronted adverbial; it tells us when, not who. The verb is baked, and asking who baked? gives Mia, so Mia is the subject.
2 · Find the 4 mistakes
1
Mia (object)
Mia (subject)
2
the tray (subject)
the tray (object)
3
the toast (subject)
the toast (object)
4
Every Friday (subject)
Every Friday (neither, it is a time opener; the bakers is the subject)
Nonna wrote the recipe and A very hungry customer ordered three puddings are both correct; the long subject label is the one the tip means.
SpicyThe verb never lies. Find it, question it, and label only what answers. The rest is neither.
1 · Tick the right one
a Bb Bc Ad AA = left option, B = right option
3 · Now you write
Model answers
Every Friday, the tired old chef bakes bread. Every Friday is a time opener; the tired old chef is the subject.
The new waiter dropped a plate. Nonna scolded the new waiter. Subject first, then object.
Mia carried the big tray of hot soup. Subject: Mia. Object: the big tray of hot soup.
4 · Help Polpetta
One verb takes one subject. Ask the verb question: who baked? Mia, and only Mia. On Monday cannot answer that question, it only tells us when, so it is neither subject nor object.
2 · Find the 6 mistakes
1
Mia (object)
Mia (subject)
2
the tray (subject)
the tray (object)
3
the toast (subject)
the toast (object)
4
Every Friday (subject)
Every Friday (neither, it is a time opener)
5
the bakers (object)
the bakers (subject)
6
My grandmother in Rome (object)
My grandmother in Rome (subject)
Nonna wrote the recipe and A very hungry customer ordered three puddings are correct. olive oil (object) is right too; us is the indirect object and is unlabelled.