Question

practice b identifying subjects and verbs in interrogative sentences
read each sentence. then, circle the subject of the sentence, and underline the verb(s). some of the
sentences have both a main verb and a helping verb.
example: why are you leaving?
answer: why are you leaving?

1. why is your family moving?
2. how are you getting home?
3. why are you afraid of flying?
4. why do you like the cold?
5. where is ty today?
6. are you cooking dinner?
7. why are you sad?
8. whom did they see at the game?
9. what do you want for dinner?
10. how have you been?

Explanation:

1. In "Why is your family moving?", "your family" is the subject (the entity doing the action of moving), and "is moving" (with "is" as the helping verb and "moving" as the main verb) is the verb part.
2. For "How are you getting home?", "you" is the subject (the one performing the action of getting home), and "are getting" (with "are" as the helping verb and "getting" as the main verb) is the verb.
3. In "Why are you afraid of flying?", "you" is the subject (the one who is afraid), and "are afraid" (with "are" as the helping verb and "afraid" as the main - verb in the adjective - verb construction) is the verb.
4. For "Why do you like the cold?", "you" is the subject (the one having the action of liking), and "do like" (with "do" as the helping verb and "like" as the main verb) is the verb.
5. In "Where is Ty today?", "Ty" is the subject (the person being located), and "is" is the verb.
6. For "Are you cooking dinner?", "you" is the subject (the one doing the cooking), and "are cooking" (with "are" as the helping verb and "cooking" as the main verb) is the verb.
7. In "Why are you sad?", "you" is the subject (the one who is sad), and "are" (a form of the verb "to be" which can function as a verb in this context of describing a state) is the verb.
8. For "Whom did they see at the game?", "they" is the subject (the ones performing the action of seeing), and "did see" (with "did" as the helping verb and "see" as the main verb) is the verb.
9. In "What do you want for dinner?", "you" is the subject (the one having the action of wanting), and "do want" (with "do" as the helping verb and "want" as the main verb) is the verb.
10. For "How have you been?", "you" is the subject (the one whose state is being inquired about), and "have been" (with "have" as the helping verb and "been" as the main verb) is the verb.

Answer:

1. Why \(\underline{\text{is your family moving}}\) (circle: "your family").
2. How \(\underline{\text{are you getting home}}\) (circle: "you").
3. Why \(\underline{\text{are you afraid of flying}}\) (circle: "you").
4. Why \(\underline{\text{do you like the cold}}\) (circle: "you").
5. Where \(\underline{\text{is Ty today}}\) (circle: "Ty").
6. \(\underline{\text{Are you cooking dinner}}\) (circle: "you").
7. Why \(\underline{\text{are you sad}}\) (circle: "you").
8. \(\underline{\text{Whom did they see at the game}}\) (circle: "they").
9. What \(\underline{\text{do you want for dinner}}\) (circle: "you").
10. How \(\underline{\text{have you been}}\) (circle: "you").