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It depends on the sentence but in general, it is usually the subject that does the action.
Example:
The red cat lounged on the warm patio.
The red cat (subject) does the action (lounged)
Sometimes, however, the actual "subject" in a sentence is hidden (like when it is written in passive voice).
Example:
The revisions were completed.
The subject of this sentence, grammatically, is "revisions" so you could say that the revisions did the action (were completed).
You could add onto that sentence and make it clearer, however.
Example:
The revisions were completed by unknown bystanders.
In this sentence, even though "revisions" is still grammatically the subject, you could say that "unknown bystanders," which is the direct object, does the action in the sentence.
Really, if you are reading a sentence and you are unsure of who or what is doing the action in the sentence, just ask yourself "who?"
Example:
The red cat lounged on the warm patio. (who lounged? the red cat)
The revisions were completed by unknown bystanders. (who revised? unknown bystanders)
The revisions were completed. (what was completed? the revisions)
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What is it called when the subject of a sentence performs the action?
The subject is who is doing the action. In the sentence "She threw the ball" "She" is the subject, because she is throwing the ball. The action is the throwing of the ball. The ball is the object, because it is what is being thrown.
Is poked a noun?
It depends on how it is being used. In the sentence, "Jake poked the dog," it is not a noun, it is a verb as it is the action that Jake is doing. However, in a sentence like, "Poked is a word," it is a noun, as Poked it is taking the action of being a word.
What is a subject sentence?
Georgia and her friends raced together to the school
What receives the verb's action?
I take this question to mean: what do you call that part of a sentence which receives the action of the verb? If the sentence is in the active voice, it is the object that receives the action of the verb: 'My mother was stroking her cat' ('her cat' is the object of the verb 'was stroking', and is also the recipient of the action of stroking). If the sentence is in the passive voice, it is the subject that receives the action of the verb: 'The cat was being stroked by my mother' ('the cat' is the subject of the verb 'was being stroked', and is also the recipient of the action of stroking).
What is the direct object in the sentence she felt excited?
There is no direct object in that sentence. Felt is being used as a linking verb, not an action verb. The verb must be an action to take a direct object.
What is the definition of a verb in a sentence?
It shows the action or being that the subject is doing or has
What is it called when the subject of a sentence performs the action?
The subject is who is doing the action. In the sentence "She threw the ball" "She" is the subject, because she is throwing the ball. The action is the throwing of the ball. The ball is the object, because it is what is being thrown.
Is poked a noun?
It depends on how it is being used. In the sentence, "Jake poked the dog," it is not a noun, it is a verb as it is the action that Jake is doing. However, in a sentence like, "Poked is a word," it is a noun, as Poked it is taking the action of being a word.
What is a subject sentence?
Georgia and her friends raced together to the school
What receives the verb's action?
I take this question to mean: what do you call that part of a sentence which receives the action of the verb? If the sentence is in the active voice, it is the object that receives the action of the verb: 'My mother was stroking her cat' ('her cat' is the object of the verb 'was stroking', and is also the recipient of the action of stroking). If the sentence is in the passive voice, it is the subject that receives the action of the verb: 'The cat was being stroked by my mother' ('the cat' is the subject of the verb 'was being stroked', and is also the recipient of the action of stroking).
How do you know if a verb is a action verb?
A verb is an action verb if it is something that is happening, and that has some effect; for example, in the sentence "I walk to the store," walk is an action verb because the subject, I, is performing a task. In the sentence, "I am at the store," am is a being verb because it describes a state of being; the subject, I, IS as the store.
What is the adverb in the following sentence Try to plan ahead?
The adverb is ahead, and modifies the infinitive "to plan."To help you find the adverb, remember that an adverb tells how, when, where or to what degree an action is done. Think what is the action being done in this sentence - what are you being asked to do here? Then ask how, when, where is the action supposed to be done.
What is the direct object in the sentence she felt excited?
There is no direct object in that sentence. Felt is being used as a linking verb, not an action verb. The verb must be an action to take a direct object.
What shows action or a state of being?
Verbs show actions and states of being.
The doctor was treating the patient Is the sentence in an active or passive voice?
The active voice. The subject of the sentence ('the doctor') is the 'doer' of the action of the verb ('was treating'). If it were in the passive voice it would read 'The patient was being treated by the doctor.' The subject of the sentence ('the patient') would be the 'recipient' of the action of the verb ('was being treated').
What does object mean in grammar?
The object in a sentence is the noun that the action is being done to. For instance, in the sentence " Daniel chased after the ball", the ball is the object.
What is the verb in a senctence?
The verb in a sentence explains the action or state of being. In your sentence, the word is, is the verb! Is or a form of is, means a state of being. All other verbs describe an action. He went to the show. What did he do? He went. Went is the verb. You can do the same with a number of other sentences. Try it.
