INTRODUCING SUBJECTS AND OBJECTS

INTRODUCING SUBJECTS AND OBJECTS

1. A) SUBJECTS: ARE MOST FRECUENTLY NOUNS AND PRONOUNS. THE SUBJECT OF A VERB IS THE PERSON OR THINGTHAT EXISTS OR IS DOING SOMETHING

   • EX: THIS IS MY DOG. (DOG). HERE IS THE BOOK. (BOOK) MARY DANCES ON THE TABLE. (MARY)

2. B) SUBJECT COMPLEMENT: IS A WORD OR PHRASE WHICH FOLLOWS A LINKING VERB (E.G., TO BE, TO BECOME, TO APPEAR, TO FEEL, TO LOOK, TO SMELL, TO TASTE) AND DESCRIBES OR IDENTIFIES THE SUBJECT.

   • EX: BEN IS A POLICEMAN. (POLICEMAN) ANA AND JHON ARE GOOD FRIENDS. (GOOD FRIENDS) WE ARE PLAYING TENNIS. ( PLAYING TENNIS)

3. C) DIRECT OBJECT: THE OBJECT THAT DIRECTLY RECEIVES THE ACTION OF THE VERB IS CALLED THE DIRECT OBJECT. THE DIRECT OBJECT ANSWERS THE QUESTION "WHAT?" OR "WHOM?" WITH REGARD TO WHAT THE SUBJECT OF THE SENTENCE IS DOING.

   • BILL HIT THE BALL. "BALL" RECEIVES THE ACTION OF THE VERB "HIT." SHERRY READS THE BOOK. "BOOK" RECEIVES THE ACTION OF THE VERB "READS." OUR CAT CAUGTH A MOUSE. "A MOUSE"

4. D) INDIRECT OBJECT: AN INDIRECT OBJECT PRECEDES THE DIRECT OBJECT AND TELLS TO WHOM OR FOR WHOM THE ACTION OF THE VERB IS DONE AND WHO IS RECEIVING THE DIRECT OBJECT. THERE MUST BE A DIRECT OBJECT TO HAVE AN INDIRECT OBJECT.

   • EXAMPLE: SHE GAVE ME THE REPORT. (WHO RECEIVED THE REPORT? ME.). HE GIVES MARÍA THE BOOK. TO WHOM DOES HE GIVE THE BOOK? TO MARÍA. IO=MARÍA. HE BUYS ME FLOWERS. FOR WHOM DOES HE BUY THE FLOWERS? FOR ME. IO=ME

5. E) OBJECT OF PREPROSITION. THE OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION IS THE NOUN OR PRONOUN GOVERNED BY A PREPOSITION. THE OBJECT OF A PREPOSITION IS USUALLY (BUT NOT ALWAYS) THE NOUN OR PRONOUN IMMEDIATELY TO THE RIGHT OF THE PREPOSITION.

   • • EX: THE ANTS GET IN YOUR EARS WHEN YOU ARE SLEEPING. (THE WORD YOUR IS A MODIFIER.) I SPEAK WITH THEM. (THEM) PABLO BOUGHT A RING FOR HER. (HER)

6. CONCLUSION: THE CORRECT USE OF SUBJECT PRONOUNS AND OBJECT PRONOUNS CAN BE EASY TO FORGET. THE OBJECT IN A SENTENCE AS THE ENTITY THAT IS ACTED UPON BY THE SUBJECT AND THE SUBJECT OF A SENTENCE IS A PERSON OR THING THAT PERFORMS THE ACTION OF THE VERB.