Subject and Verbs in Sentences

1. Subject and Verbs in Sentences

2. Subjects & Verbs in Sentences • In English, sentences have a subject and a verb. • The subject is the person or thing that is being described or is doing something. • The verb is the action word like run or sing, or a word like am, is or are that links the subject to a description. • Mrs. Perez is my teacher. • Sheis from Madrid.

3. Subjects & Verbs in Sentences • In Spanish, sentences also have a subject and a verb. • La señora Perez es mi profesora. • Ellaes de Madrid.

4. Subjects & Verbs in Sentences • Both English and Spanish use nouns as subjects. • Nouns can be replaced with pronouns. • Some examples of Spanish pronouns you have seen are yo,él, ella, tú, nosotros/as, vosotros/as, ustedand ustedes. • Juanes un compañero de clase. • Juanis a classmate. • Éles mi mejor amigo. • Heis my best friend.

5. Subjects & Verbs in Sentences • English sentences always have a subject or a subject pronoun. • But in Spanish the subject or the subject pronoun can be left out if everyone knows who you’re talking about.

6. Ejemplos Ramiro es mi mejor amigo. Es de Cuba. Es un compañero de clase. Maria es una muchacha. Es de Puerto Rico. *If it is clear who is being talked about, the proper name or pronoun can be left out.

7. Nota Cultural Students in Spanish-speaking countries address teachers in several ways. Women may be called by their title and first name (señorita Rosa) or by title and last name (señorita Garcia). If the teacher is older, she may be addressed as doña with her first name, such as doña Josefina. Men may be addressed as don Pablo (title and first name) or se señor Gomez (title and last name). How is this similiar/different to the way you address your teachers?

8. Identify the subject: Susana esunacompanera de clase. • es • Susana • companera [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

9. Identify the subject: El muchachoes mi mejor amigo. • muchacho • es • amigo [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

10. Identify the subject: Yo soy de Peru. • Yo • soy • Peru [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

11. Identify the verb: Don Pablo es mi profesor • Don Pablo • es • mi [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

12. Identify the verb: Ella esunaestudiante. • es • Ella • una [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

13. Identify the verb: Tueres de Costa Rica. • tu • Costa Rica • eres [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

14. Identify who the subject of the following sentence could be: Éles mi mejor amigo. Es de Columbia y es un companero de clase. • Ella • Él [Default] [MC Any] [MC All]

15. Activity • You’re going to get a classmate’s name from a bag. You’re task is to draw an appropriate picture to represent them, then write 8-10 sentences about them. • Underline the subject in a specific color, circle the verb in another color and draw a squiggly line under the adjective in another color. Do NOT repeat colors.

16. Porejemplo • El señor Dusso es alto. • Élesinteligente. • Éles simpatico. • Élesextrovertido.