Can you help me find the subject and verb, and the prepositional and phrases?
1. We went with the pastor to the church hall.
2. The puppy ran after the little girl.
3.Jacob threw the baseball across home plate.
4.Mom found the book under the paper.
5.The frog jumped off the stone.
6.The name of Jesus is holy.
7. During the party, the children played many games.
8.The police followed the speeder into the parking lot.
9.The boat sailed down the river.
10. The street light at the corner is broken.
11. Over the river and through the woods" sang the chorus.
My answers: (S/V = subject/Verb. PP = prepositional phrase)
1. S/V = We Went,
PP = to the church hall
2. S/V = Puppy Ran,
PP = after the little girl
3. S/V = Jacob Threw,
PP = accross home plate
4. S/V = Mom Found
PP = under the paper
5.S/V = Frog jumped
PP = off the stone
6. S/V = The name
PP = of Jesus
7. S/V = The children
PP = played many games
8. S/V = Police followed
9. S/V = boat sailed
PP = Down the river
10. S/V = The Street
PP = at the corner is broken
11. S/V = The river
PP = Over the river, through the woods
1. S/V = We Went,
PP = to the church hall
So far, so good, but you're missing anotheer PP.
2. S/V = Puppy Ran,
PP = after the little girl
OK
3. S/V = Jacob Threw,
PP = across home plate
OK
4. S/V = Mom Found
PP = under the paper
OK
5.S/V = Frog jumped
PP = off the stone
OK
6. S/V = The name Try again.
PP = of Jesus OK
7. S/V = The children
PP = played many games
Try again.
8. S/V = Police followed OK
Where's the PP?
9. S/V = boat sailed
PP = Down the river
OK
10. S/V = The Street
PP = at the corner is broken
Try again.
11. S/V = The river
PP = Over the river, through the woods
Try again.
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Joseph was reading a book in the library.
Great effort! Here's the breakdown of each sentence:
1. We went with the pastor to the church hall.
- Subject (S): We
- Verb (V): went
- Prepositional phrase (PP): with the pastor, to the church hall
2. The puppy ran after the little girl.
- S: The puppy
- V: ran
- PP: after the little girl
3. Jacob threw the baseball across home plate.
- S: Jacob
- V: threw
- PP: across home plate
4. Mom found the book under the paper.
- S: Mom
- V: found
- PP: under the paper
5. The frog jumped off the stone.
- S: The frog
- V: jumped
- PP: off the stone
6. The name of Jesus is holy.
- S: The name of Jesus
- V: is
- No prepositional phrases in this sentence.
7. During the party, the children played many games.
- S: The children
- V: played
- PP: during the party
8. The police followed the speeder into the parking lot.
- S: The police
- V: followed
- PP: into the parking lot
9. The boat sailed down the river.
- S: The boat
- V: sailed
- PP: down the river
10. The street light at the corner is broken.
- S: The street light at the corner
- V: is
- No prepositional phrases in this sentence.
11. "Over the river and through the woods" sang the chorus.
- S: The chorus
- V: sang
- PP: Over the river, through the woods
Remember, the subject is the noun or pronoun that the sentence is about, and the verb is the action or state of being. Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition (e.g., with, after, across) and provide additional information about the subject or verb. Keep up the great work!