English Language Arts Grade 1 15 min

Complete the sentence with the best subject

Complete the sentence with the best subject

What you'll learn

  • Identify the subject of a simple sentence from a choice of two options with 80% accuracy.
  • Choose the correct subject from a word bank to complete 3 out of 4 incomplete sentences.
  • Select the picture that best represents the subject of a given sentence in 2 out of 3 trials.

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Introduction & Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives Identify the action word (verb) in a simple sentence. Identify a subject as the 'who' or 'what' doing the action. Tell if a subject is singular (one) or plural (more than one). Choose a singular subject to match a verb ending in '-s'. Choose a plural subject to match a verb without an '-s'. Complete a sentence by selecting the best subject from two choices. Who is jumping on the bed? 🤔 Is it a monkey or many monkeys? Let's find out! Today, we will learn how to pick the perfect 'who' or 'what' for our sentences. This helps our sentences make sense. It makes reading and writing super fun! ✍️ Real-World Applications Telling your friends a story 📖 Writing a card for someone you love ❤️...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary

TermDefinitionExample SubjectThe subject is the 'who' or 'what' doing the action in a sentence. 🦸In 'The cat sleeps,' the subject is 'The cat'. VerbA verb is an action word. It tells us what the subject is doing. 🏃‍♀️In 'The bird sings,' the verb is 'sings'. SentenceA sentence is a group of words that tells a whole idea. It's a complete thought. 👍'The big dog barks.' is a complete sentence. SingularSingular means there is only ONE of something. अकेलाa ball ⚽, one bee 🐝, a flower 🌸 PluralPlural means there is MORE than one of something. 🎈🎈two balls ⚽⚽, many bees 🐝🐝🐝, some flowers 🌸🌸
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Key Rules & Conventions

The Singular Subject Rule One subject (singular) + action word with an 's' When the subject is just ONE, the verb usually gets an 's' at the end. The Plural Subject Rule More than one subject (plural) + action word with NO 's' When the subject is MORE than one, the verb does not get an 's'.

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Sample Practice Questions

Challenging
The box of colorful crayons ___ on the desk.
A.sits
B.sit
C.are
D.were
Challenging
Under the big pile of leaves ___ a tiny turtle.
A.hide
B.are hiding
C.hides
D.were
Challenging
The girl with the two long braids ___ very fast.
A.run
B.are running
C.runs
D.were running

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