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SUBJECT AND
OBJECT
LO. I can identify the subject and
object in sentences.
WILF
I know that all sentences contain subjects.
 I can identify the subject or subjects in a
sentence.
 I know that some sentences contain an object.
 I can identify the object or objects in a
sentence.
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Subject or Object?
Ellie painted a picture.
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Lets identify the subjects and objects together.
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Find the verbs.
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Find the subjects (who or what is doing the action).
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Find the objects ( who or what are the verbs happening
to)
Subject or Object?
We threw the crusts of our sandwiches
to the ducks and they quickly
swallowed the pieces.
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Lets identify the subjects and objects together.
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Find the verbs.

Find the subjects (who or what is doing the action).

Find the objects ( who or what are the verbs happening
to)
Subject or Object?
We threw the crusts of our sandwiches
to the ducks and they quickly
swallowed the pieces.
Subject or Object?
Anna needed to go to the shop. She
wanted to buy some eggs to make a
cake.
Your turn: Identify the subjects and objects.
Underline subject in red
Underline object in blue
Subject or Object?
Anna needed to go to the shop. She
wanted to buy some eggs to make a
cake.
Subject or Object?
The class is organising a secret party
for their teacher. She is moving to
Australia to live.
Subject or Object?
The class is organising a secret party
for their teacher. She is moving to
Australia to live.
Subject or Object?
The dog sleeps.
Subject or Object?
The dog sleeps.
The dog bit the postman.
SUBJECT OR OBJECT?
Your Turn
Identify the subject/s and the object/s in the sentences below.
1. The soldiers ate hard biscuits.
2. I built an Anderson Shelter.
3. Mum put up big, black curtains.
4. ARP wardens walked up and down the streets.
5. The government evacuated children to the countryside.
6. My brother enjoyed playing on the bomb sites.
7. People were encouraged to grow their own vegetables.
8. The bombs fell on London.
9. Jack an evacuee came to live with us.
10. Joyce and Angela did the jobs on the farm.
Now write your own sentence and identify the subject and the object.
PASSIVE
AND
ACTIVE
LO. To understand the use of the passive voice to
affect the presentation of information in a
sentence.
WILF
I know that sentences written in the active voice
follow a subject + verb + object order.
 I know that sentences written in the passive
voice follow an object + verb + subject order.
 I can recognise the difference between
sentences written in the active and passive voice.
 I can use a variety of both in a paragraph.
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ACTIVE OR PASSIVE?
Scott switched on the lights.
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE?
The lights were switched on by Scott.
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE?
1. Last night, the trees were knocked over by
the wind.
2.My brother loves watching the Toy Story
films.
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE?
3.My shoes were chewed by our dog.
4.Daniel designed a super castle out of Lego.
ACTIVE OR PASSIVE?
5. Our school won the football match.
6.The cake was eaten by the children.
ACTIVE
OR
PASSIVE?
Rose
Blanche
ACTIVE
OR
PASSIVE?
•Passive voice is used when the
writer wants to focus on the object.
•The person is unknown (a)
ACTIVE
OR
PASSIVE?
The men from the town went
off to fight Germany. Rose
Blanche joined the crowds and
waved them goodbye. A
marching band played their
instruments, while Rose Blanche
shivered with excitement. Giving
a speech, at the top of the
steps, was the Mayor. A gust of
wind blew the flags backwards
and forwards.
ACTIVE
OR
PASSIVE?
The men from the town went
off to fight Germany. Rose
Blanche joined the crowds and
waved them goodbye. A
marching band played their
instruments, while Rose Blanche
shivered with excitement. Giving
a speech, at the top of the
steps, was the Mayor. A gust of
wind blew the flags backwards
and forwards.
subject
The flags had been blown backwards and
forwards by a gust of wind.
object
SELF ASSESSMENT
Work in pairs.
 Read through the paragraph together.
 List two effective features – use success
criteria to guide thoughts.
 Find a target/area of improvement. If you did it
again what would you change? Why?
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Repeat with second person.