Finding the Subject fireflies

Every sentence must have

• two verbs and one subject.

• a pronoun and and a period.

• a subject and verb.

• at least one adjective.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

A verb can be an action word or

• a non-action word.

• an adverb.

• a noun.

• a helping verb.

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

There are __ helping verbs.

• 23

• infinite

• 2

• 123

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

What is the first step in finding the subject?

• Find the verb.

• Find the capital letter.

• Find the end of the sentence.

• Find the nouns.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What question will help you find the subject?

• Who am I?

• Who or what is doing the action?

• To be or not to be?

• What is the first word in the sentence?

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the verb?

The fireflies are shining.

• fireflies

• the

• shining

• are shining

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the verb?

They might be resting.

• might be resting

• they

• rest

• there is no verb in the sentence

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

What is the subject?

The girls caught fireflies.

• the

• the girls

• caught

• fireflies

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the subject?

The bugs are escaping.

• are escaping

• are

• the

• the bugs

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

What is the subject?

We were walking.

• walking

• were walking

• were

• we

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1C

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I