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Who Does What?

Finding the subject and the object of any sentence

Lesson 16
Medium
Name
Date
Chef Polpetta

Verb first, every time. Then ask who is doing it, and what it is done to, however long the phrase.

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Tick the right one

averb In “The new waiter dropped a hot plate”, the subject is a hot plate.In “The new waiter dropped a hot plate”, the subject is The new waiter.
bverb In “Every Friday, the bakers make focaccia”, the subject is the bakers.In “Every Friday, the bakers make focaccia”, the subject is Every Friday.
cverb In “A very hungry customer ordered three puddings”, the object is three puddings.In “A very hungry customer ordered three puddings”, the object is A very hungry customer.
dverb In “My grandmother in Rome sends us olive oil”, the subject is olive oil.In “My grandmother in Rome sends us olive oil”, the subject is My grandmother in Rome.
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Find the 4 mistakes

Polpetta labelled his homework, feeling clever. Nonna (subject) wrote the recipe (object). Mia (object) carried the tray (subject). The chef (subject) burned the toast (subject). Every Friday (subject), the bakers make focaccia (object). A very hungry customer (subject) ordered three puddings (object).
Check every bracket against the verb. One label that looks too long to be right is exactly right.
Write the corrections here
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Who Does What?

Lesson 16 · Medium · side 2

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Now you write

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a Which sentences have a subject of four words or more?
Tick 2The tired old chef dropped a tray.Mia dropped a tray.The girl in the red coat smiled.We ate soup.Leo and Mia laughed.
Now write your own with a subject of four words or more:
b In which sentences is the bakers the subject?
Tick 2On Friday, the bakers make focaccia.The bakers make focaccia on Friday.On Friday, we watch the bakers.Focaccia is made on Friday.The baker's oven is hot.
Now write your own with a time opener, and label the real subject:
c Which sentences have no object at all?
Tick 3Mia smiled.Leo dropped the tray.The baby slept.Nonna laughed.We ate soup.I made a cake.
How do you know there is no object?
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Help Polpetta

Chef Polpetta

On Monday, Mia baked the bread. The subject is On Monday, it comes first, no?

Tell him what job On Monday is really doing, and how the verb gives Mia away.
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