Finding

Subjects and
Verbs
by Siti Sopiah
 SUBJECT
Noun : Book, window, man, house
Pronoun : I.you, they, we, he, she, it
Noun Phrase: the book, my window,
the tall man, green house
VERB
To Be: am, is, are, was, were, be,
been, being
Modals: will, would, can, could, may,
might, must, should, shall
Kata Kerja/Verb (V1, V2, Vs/es)
Have/has+ V3
FIND THE 1 Rice is a popular food all over the world

SUBJECTS 2 The head of the English department instituted many

AND changes

There should have been more rainfall

3
VERBS
4 Both the tulips and the daffodils are
already blooming
5 Those students have studied English for a
number of years.
FIND THE 1 Rice is a popular food all over the world

SUBJECTS The head of the English department instituted many

2
AND VERBS changes

3 There should have been more rainfall

4 Both the tulips and the daffodils are

beautiful.
5 Those students have studied English for a
number of years.
FIND THE 1 The large auditorium is located on the Shores of Town
Lake
SUBJECTS 2 That new book will interest football fans

AND Many career opportunities open

3
VERBS
4 You and me like Pizza

5 He stole my wallet
DIRECTIONS: SOMETIMES THE SUBJECT AND THE VERB IN A SENTENCE ARE SEPARATED BY A PHRASE.
IN EACH OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES, UNDERLINE THE PHRASE THAT SEPERATES THE SUBJECT
FROM ITS VERB

3
DIRECTIONS: TO BE A SENTENCE, A GROUP OF WORDS MUST CONTAIN A SUBJECT AND A VERB.

A CHECK FOR COMPLETE AND CORRECT SENTENCES( V)

A MINUS IF AN ELEMENT IS OMITTED (__)
A PLUS IF AN ELEMENT IS REPEATED (+)

1. WATER IS PRECIOUS IN THE DESERT

2 RUNNING IT IS GOOD EXERCISE
3 THE GIRL WEARING A LARGE HAT
4. TOO MUCH ALCOHOL HARMS THE LIVER
5. THE MAN HE HAS NO DRIVER'S LICENSE
6. THE COUPLE WITH THEIR TWO CHILDREN
7. THE DESERT COOLS OFF AT NIGHT 3
8. ON THE WALL HUNG A PICTURE
9. CHILDREN PLAYING ON THE SWINGS
10. THE OFFICERS THEY HAD GUNS
 COMMON TYPES OF ERRORS
ARE:
Subject is missing
example: .......was ringing continously for hours.
a. loudly
b. in the morning
c. The phone
d. The bells

 COMMON TYPES OF ERRORS

ARE:
Subject is missing
example: .......was ringing continously for hours.
a. loudly
b. in the morning
c. The phone
d. The bells

 COMMON TYPES OF PROBLEMS

ARE:
Verb is missing
example: Mathematics ...his favorite subjects.
a. is
b. are
c. were
d. be

 COMMON TYPES OF PROBLEMS

ARE:
Verb is missing
example: Mathematics ...his favorite subjects.
a. is
b. are
c. were
d. be

 TOEFL PRACTICE
Choose the one word or phrase, (A), (B), (C), or (D),
that best completes the sentence.

1. Buckwheat flour...the seeds of the buckwheat

plant.
A. is made from C. it is from
B. from D. and
2. The state of Ohio...name from an Iroquoian word
meaning "great river"
A. and its C. it got its
B. along with its D. got its
 TOEFL PRACTICE
Identify the one underlined word or phrase, (A),
(B), (C), or (D).

3. Boston, the hub of historic New England, it is the

capital of Massachusetts and the largest city in the
area.
4. Mixed seeds, such as cracked corn, peanuts, and
sunflower seeds, is popular feed for winter birds.
5. Unlike most capital cities, Brasilia it was constructed
specifically to house government offices.
 TOEFL PRACTICE
Identify the one underlined word or phrase.

6. Borax, generally found in the desert, being useful as

a water softener in the laundry industry.
7. After roosting all day in a dark cave, a bat leaves its
shelter and spends the night hunting for their food.
8. Modern buttons, unlike early ones, they are
frequently mass-produced and usually made of plastic.
9. The letter "B" probably it originated as a pifcture sign
of a house
10. The Dambovita River, a tributary of the Danube, it