UNIVERSIDAD DE LA AMAZONIA b. The dog is Brown.

FACULTY OF ART IN EDUCATION c. He is short.

FOREIGN LANGUAGES TEACHING PROGRAM d. His name is Andy.
ENGLISH I e. Is the sky blue?
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6. Is the statement true or is it false? Write T
WHEN NOUNS BECOME SUBJECTS for true and F for false.
1. Read pages 9 to 13 of “Just Enough English a. The direct object receives the action of the
Grammar” and answer the questions verb.
below:
b. English nouns have a specific gender
a. How nouns do become subjects?
c. A compound subject is composed of two or
b. What is the job of a noun in a sentence? more nouns used as subjects.
c. How do you find the subject of a sentence? d. A sentence must have a subject and a verb
d. What is a simple subject? ANSWER SHEET
e. What is a compound subject? 1. Answer for questions based on pages 9 to :
2. Read pages 16 to 22 of “Just Enough English a. When the noun is followed by a verb
Grammar” and answer the questions
below:
b. *Nouns can do in a sentence is to act as a
a. What is a unit?
subject
b. What is a building block? *Their job is to carry out the action described
c. What is a subject complement? by the verb
d. How do you find a subject complement?
e. What is a direct object? c. *Use a question word. When the subject is
f. How do you find the direct object of a a person, use the question word Who
sentence? *When the subject is not a person, use the
g. What is an action verb? question word what
PRACTICE
d. When just one noun is used as the subject
3. Are the words in red in the following
in a sentence
sentences nouns? In the answer sheet mark
with “X” the Word NOUN if the word in red e. a sentences what has two or more nouns
in the sentence is a noun and the word used as subjects that are joined by “and” it
“OTHER” if the Word is not a noun. has a compound subject
a. Susan eats lunch 2. Answer questions based on pages 16 to 22:
b. The rabbit jumps a. is a composition of words called building
c. Jake wants to run blocks, noun and verb form a unit.
d. They live in Florida
e. He reads a book
f. She walks the dog
g. Is the three tall?
h. He writes a letter b. Parts of the unit in a sentence.
i. The glass is not full Example: Marcos, the subject, is a building
j. Ben cuts an apple block.
4. Underline the subject of each sentence and
circle the verb.
a. He runs.
b. Anna swims.
c. The father drives. c. A subject complement is the adjective, noun,
d. They sits. or pronoun that follows a linking verb.
e. The cat jumps.
5. Underline the subject of each sentence and
circle its complement.
a. Her house is big.
D .When the sentence has c. TRUE FALSE
d. TRUE FALSE

e.

f.

g.

3. Mark with “X” the Word NOUN if it is a

noun and the word “OTHER” if the Word is
not a noun.
a. NOUN OTHER
b. NOUN OTHER
c. NOUN OTHER
d. NOUN OTHER
e. NOUN OTHER
f. NOUN OTHER
g. NOUN OTHER
h. NOUN OTHER
i. NOUN OTHER
j. NOUN OTHER
4. Underline the subject of each sentence.
Circle the verb.
f. He runs.
g. Anna swims.
h. The father drives.
i. They sits.
j. The cat jumps.
5. Underline the subject of each sentence.
Circle its complement.
a. Her house is big.
b. The dog is Brown.
c. He is short.
d. His name is Andy.
e. Is the sky blue?
6. TRUE or FALSE?
a. TRUE FALSE
b. TRUE FALSE