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Grade 3 · Lesson 84 — Clauses and commas

U2 · Level Four — Clauses · Clauses and commas
Ask the question, then answer. Subject: “Who or what is this about?” · Action Verb Predicate (AVP): “What does the subject do?” · Direct Object: “Verb — what? or whom?”

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Thebirdwasarobin,anditateworms.1Ask: Who or what is this about?2Try it — “bird” ✓ — so “bird” is a subject.3Ask: What does the subject do?4Try it — “ate” ✓ — so “ate” is the action verb predicate.Two questions. Two answers. One sentence — the marks stay.
  1. Find the subject.
    The boy ran fast.
  2. Find the action verb predicate (avp).
    The boy ran fast.
  3. Find the direct object.
    The boy kicked the ball.
  4. Find the subject.
    My brother helps my dad.
  5. Find the action verb predicate (avp).
    My sister read the book.
  6. Find the direct object.
    She read the book.
As-Suffah Academy · Language Arts Lesson 84 worksheet