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The Sentence and Its Parts
Subjects in Unusual Order
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Subjects in Unusual Order
O In most questions, the subject comes after the verb or between parts of the verb phrase.
Are you ready? Have you packed a bag?
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CommandsO The subject of a command is usually you. Often, you doesn’t appear in the sentence because it is implied, or understood.
Get into the car.
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Inverted SentencesO In an inverted sentence, the subject
comes after the verb.
Off on a trip went the happy family.
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Here or ThereO In some sentences beginning with
the words here or there, the subject follows the verb.
O You find the subject by looking at the words that follow the verb.
Here is the state park. There are many campsites available.
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Finding Subjects and Verbs in Unusual Positions
O In the following sentences, underline the simple subject once and the verb or verb phrase twice. Is the subject is understood, write (You) in parentheses next to the sentence.
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1. Over the hill came a park ranger.2. Start the campfire carefully.3. Here is the food for our supper.4. Near our tent stood a large deer.5. Was the deer alone or with a group?6. Look at the stars in the sky tonight.7. Can you spot the big dipper?8. Here comes and owl above the
treetops.
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Using Active VoiceO In the following sentence, underline
the simple subject once and the verb twice. Then rewrite each sentence so that the subject comes before the verb.
Example: Through the woods scurried a frightened rabbit.A frightened rabbit scurried through the woods.
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Try It!
1. Around the campfire sat the entire family.
2. In the deep lake swam many fish.
3. In the meadow grew beautiful wildflowers.