Grammar- Subjects in Unusual Order Flashcards
Where, in relation to the verb phrase, does the subject appear in most questions?
The subject comes after the verb or between parts of the verb phrase.
What is usually the implied subject of a command (imperative sentence)?
‘You’ is usually the implied subject in a command.
What does it mean that a subject of a command is “implied”?
The subject (you) doesn’t actually appear in the sentence.
Where is the subject, in relation to the verb, in an inverted sentence?
The subject is after the verb in an inverted sentence.
In a sentence that begins with “here” of “there,” you find the verbs by asking…
You ask “Who or what does this verb?” to find the verbs in a sentence that begins with “here” or “there.”
What is the subject and verb phrase in the unusual sentence: Over the hill came a park ranger
Subject: park ranger
Verb: Came
What is the subject and verb phrase in the unusual sentence: Did he help the family with their tent?
Subject: He
Verb Phrase: did, help
What is the subject and verb phrase in the unusual sentence: There were four air mattresses in the tent.
Subject: Four air mattresses
Verb: were
What is the subject and verb phrase in the unusual sentence: Start the campfire carefully.
Subject: you (implied)
Verb: start
What is the subject and verb phrase in the unusual sentence: Can you see that shooting star?
Subject: You
Verb Phrase: can, see
