What is a subject?
A subject is the word or group of words that names the person, place, or thing that performs the action or is described.
Examples:
The cat is hungry. (Who or what is hungry? The cat).
Mary broke her dish. (Who or what broke the dish? Mary).
Jon is funny. (Who is being described as funny? Jon).
What is a verb?
The verb tells what the subject does, what is done to the subject, or what the condition of the subject is.
Examples:
My cat won a ribbon. (won tells what the cat did)
The award was given in a big ceremony. (was given explains what was done with the award)
Matt is tired. (is tells something about the condition of Matt by linking the subject to Matt)
A subject is the word or group of words that names the person, place, or thing that performs the action or is described.
Examples:
The cat is hungry. (Who or what is hungry? The cat).
Mary broke her dish. (Who or what broke the dish? Mary).
Jon is funny. (Who is being described as funny? Jon).
What is a verb?
The verb tells what the subject does, what is done to the subject, or what the condition of the subject is.
Examples:
My cat won a ribbon. (won tells what the cat did)
The award was given in a big ceremony. (was given explains what was done with the award)
Matt is tired. (is tells something about the condition of Matt by linking the subject to Matt)