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Y6.3 Subject and Object

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The Otter Watch

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Ben had waited all term for the trip to Elmridge Nature Reserve. The coach dropped the class beside a narrow gravel path, and a warm breeze drifted across the marsh. Mr Dovey, the reserve warden, led the group towards a low wooden hide beside the river. Inside the hide, everyone crouched down and stayed silent. The reeds swayed gently in the breeze. Suddenly, a sleek brown shape slipped into the water. The excited young otter caught a wriggling fish and dragged it onto a flat stone. Priya lifted her binoculars and studied the otter's whiskers. The heron speared a silver fish with a single, sudden strike. Jamal and Aisha counted four ducklings paddling behind their mother. Nobody wanted to leave when Mr Dovey finally called time.

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The subject of a sentence is the person or thing that does the action of the verb. Tick the subject in each sentence below.
(a)The playful otter dived into the water.(1)
  • A) playful
  • B) otter
  • C) dived
(b)Molly photographed the ducklings.(1)
  • A) Molly
  • B) photographed
  • C) ducklings
(c)The old hide creaked in the wind.(1)
  • A) old
  • B) hide
  • C) creaked
(d)Two herons landed on the bank.(1)
  • A) Two
  • B) herons
  • C) landed
2
The object of a sentence is the person or thing that receives the action of the verb. Tick the object in each sentence below.
(a)The warden opened the gate.(1)
  • A) warden
  • B) opened
  • C) gate
(b)Priya packed her binoculars.(1)
  • A) Priya
  • B) packed
  • C) binoculars
(c)The otter caught a silver fish.(1)
  • A) otter
  • B) caught
  • C) fish
(d)Jamal spotted a heron.(1)
  • A) Jamal
  • B) spotted
  • C) heron
3
Not every sentence has an object. Tick the two sentences below that DO contain an object.
  • A) The tide arrived early.
  • B) The class visited the reserve.
  • C) The birds flew away.
  • D) Priya opened her notebook.
4
In each sentence below, underline the subject once and the object twice.
(a)The warden fed the otters.(2)
(b)Priya photographed the herons.(2)
(c)A fox startled the ducks.(2)
(d)The curious young otter sniffed the muddy footprint.(2)
5
In each sentence below, decide whether the phrase named is acting as the subject or the object. Circle your answer.
(a)The wind bent the reeds.
Is 'the reeds' the subject or the object of this sentence?(1)
  • subject
  • object
(b)The reeds rustled in the breeze.
Is 'The reeds' the subject or the object of this sentence?(1)
  • subject
  • object
(c)The guide and the class watched the otters.
Is 'The guide and the class' the subject or the object of this sentence?(1)
  • subject
  • object
6
Read the three sentences below.

(i) The heron caught the fish.
(ii) The fish escaped the net.
(iii) The net trapped the crab.

Sort the phrases from the word bank into the correct column of the table, according to whether each one is a subject or an object in its own sentence.
Word bank: The heron | the fish | The fish | the net | The net | the crab
SubjectObject
(6)
7
Combine each pair of short sentences below into one sentence with a compound subject or a compound object, using 'and'.
(a)The warden watched the water. The guide watched the water.(2)
(b)Priya spotted the heron. Priya spotted the otter.(2)
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Complete each sentence below by choosing a suitable object from the box.
Word bank: the ticket | a map | the binoculars
(a)Priya bought ___ for the nature reserve.(1)
(b)Jamal studied ___ before the walk.(1)
(c)The warden lent Aisha ___.(1)
9
Circle the correct pronoun to complete each sentence below.
(a)___ watched the otters from the hide.(1)
  • I
  • me
(b)The warden showed ___ the otter holt.(1)
  • we
  • us
(c)Tom and ___ counted the herons.(1)
  • I
  • me
(d)The guide thanked ___ for listening so quietly.(1)
  • they
  • them
10
Rewrite each sentence below so that the object becomes the new subject and the subject becomes the new object. Keep the same verb.
(a)The otter startled the fisherman.(2)
(b)The keeper locked the shed.(2)
11
Each sentence below wrongly uses a subject pronoun where an object pronoun is needed, or an object pronoun where a subject pronoun is needed. Correct each sentence by rewriting it correctly.
(a)Me and Priya watched the otters.(1)
(b)Him and the warden checked the hide.(1)
(c)The guide gave the map to Jamal and I.(1)
12
The paragraph below has three errors: the subject and object have been swapped in one sentence, an object pronoun has been used where a subject pronoun is needed, and one sentence is missing its object. Find and correct the three errors.

The guide led the group into the hide. The reeds pointed at the guide, and everyone crouched down low. Us waited patiently in the silence, and after a few minutes the otter caught.
(3)
13
Write two sentences of your own about the nature reserve.
(a)Write one sentence in which 'the marsh' is the subject of the sentence.(1)
(b)Write one sentence in which 'the marsh' is the object of the sentence.(1)
14
Look again at the passage 'The Otter Watch' at the top of this pack. Find and write down: (i) one sentence where the subject is a single word, (ii) one sentence where the subject is an expanded noun phrase (more than one word), and (iii) one sentence that does not have an object.
(3)
15
In the passage, the writer writes 'The heron speared a silver fish with a single, sudden strike.' Explain the effect of placing 'The heron' in the subject position at the start of the sentence.
(2)
16
Explain why swapping the subject and object of a sentence does not always create a sentence that makes sense. Use the example 'The otter caught the fish' to support your answer.
(2)
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