Subject and Verb: Who Does What?

🎯 What You'll Learn

You will learn to find the subject (who) and the verb (what they do) in a sentence.

🌟 Let's Start

Every sentence is like a tiny story. It tells you WHO does WHAT. "Funke sings." Who? Funke. What does she do? She sings. That is the subject and the verb!

📚 New Concept

The subject is the person or thing doing the action. The verb is the action word.

• "Tunde runs fast." Subject: Tunde. Verb: runs.
• "The dog barks loudly." Subject: The dog. Verb: barks.
• "My mother cooks dinner." Subject: My mother. Verb: cooks.
• "The children play football." Subject: The children. Verb: play.
• "Rain falls from the sky." Subject: Rain. Verb: falls.

To find the subject: Ask "Who or what is doing something?"

To find the verb: Ask "What are they doing?"

The subject usually comes first, and the verb comes after it.

🎮 Let's Practice

1. "Amina eats breakfast." What is the subject? What is the verb?
2. "The bird flies high." What is the subject? What is the verb?
3. Make a sentence with the subject "Chidi" and the verb "reads."

Click to see answers

1. Subject: Amina. Verb: eats.
2. Subject: The bird. Verb: flies.
3. "Chidi reads a book every evening." (or any sentence with Chidi as subject and reads as verb)

💡 Remember

Every sentence needs a subject (who) and a verb (what they do). Find them by asking: "Who is doing something?" and "What are they doing?"