Subjects in Unusual Positions
Inverted Sentences
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Sentences Beginning with Here or There
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Subjects in Questions
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-Where is the subject located when a question begins with an interrogative word? ____________________________________________
-Write an example of a sentence where the interrogative word is the subject. __________________________________________________
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Subjects in Commands
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Finding Subjects and Verbs in Sentences
Directions: In the following sentences, underline the simple subject once and the verb or
verb phrase twice. If the subject is understood, write YOU on the line.
1. There are 12 tea roses along the fence in the garden.
2. Will Shasta daisies grow in the shade?
3. Here are the necessary gardening tools for the job.
Writing Sentences
Directions: Rewrite these sentences, following the directions in parentheses. Underline the simple subject of your sentence once and the verb twice. If the subject is an
understood you, write YOU in parentheses afteryour sentence.
Example: The rose are here. (Begin with Here.)
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Here are the roses.
1. You must water impatiens almost every day to insure maximum growth. (Change this to an imperative sentence.)
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2. I work in my garden for about an hour each day. (Change the sentence to a question).
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3. Weeds are growing between the rows of marigolds. (Begin with There)
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4. Behind the shed are the extra clay pots. (Begin with the words The Extra.)
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5. Will you move to a warm climate for year-round enjoyment of your flower garden?
(change this to an imperative sentence.)
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Revising
Directions: The writer of this paragraph decided to use both traditional word order of subject before verb and less traditional sentence order. Rewrite the paragraph on a separate sheet of paper, this time using a variety of sentence orders to make it more
understandable and pleasing to the reader.
Have u ever seen gardening show on TV? Always perfect are the gardens filled with masses of gorgeous
flowers. Not so is my garden. Flowers have I,l and also plenty of hungy bugs and nasty fungi. Favorte snacks of
the borers are my iris corms The gourmet rabbits who nibble on the tulips. Adept moving daffodile blubs r the
squirrels. Tunneling under them, chipunks uproot the annuals. My garden definitely is not a showplace- it is a
wildlife deli.
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