Subject, Verb, Object: Notes
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Every sentence must have a subject.
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A subject is a noun or a group of words that together act like a noun.
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In a sentence, a subject is something that performs an action. The subject
is the doer or the actor.
EXAMPLES:
1. I
2. He
3. She
4. We
5. They
6. It
7. A person’s name (Juan)
8. The name of a group of people (builders)
9. The name of a thing (The basketball)
10. The name of an idea (intelligence)
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The action the subject does is the verb. Often the verb follows the subject.
EXAMPLES:
o
o
o
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To go
To be
To play
The object is somebody or something involved with the action but not
directly doing the action.
EXAMPLES:
1. Me
2. Him
3. Her
4. Us
5. Them
6. It
7. A person’s name (Juan)
8. The name of a group of people (builders)
9. The name of a thing (The basketball)
10. The name of an idea (intelligence)
BACK 
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Sometimes, the object comes __________________ the subject. But
even when this happens, the subject is still performing the action.
EXAMPLES:
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“Don’t give it to him,” she said to the teacher.
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On account of them, we can’t play football anymore since they took our
football.