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Identifying Subjects in Sentences

A Grade 3 ELA worksheet focused on identifying the subject of a sentence, including practice with nouns and pronouns as subjects.

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.3.1.A

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Identifying Subjects in Sentences

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Read each section carefully and follow the instructions to identify the subjects in sentences.

The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that the sentence is about. It's usually who or what is doing the action or being described.

Example: The dog barked loudly. (Who barked? The dog. So, 'dog' is the subject.)

Read each sentence. Choose the word that is the subject of the sentence.

1. The little bird sang a sweet song.

a

little

b

bird

c

sang

d

song

2. My friend likes to play soccer.

a

My

b

friend

c

likes

d

soccer

Underline the subject in each sentence.

3. The big, red ball rolled down the hill.

The big, red   rolled down the hill.

4. My mom baked delicious cookies.

My   baked delicious cookies.

5. They played in the park all afternoon.

  played in the park all afternoon.

Write two sentences. Circle the subject in each sentence you write.

Read each statement. Mark true or false.

6. The subject of a sentence is always a noun.

T

True

F

False

7. The subject tells who or what the sentence is about.

T

True

F

False