Transitive Verbs
Linking Verbs
Predicate Adjectives
Predicate Nominatives
Direct and Indirect Objects
100

What is the transitive verb? I bought a pear at the store.

bought

100

A linking verb links subjects to their _.

What is complements

100
What does the predicate adjective in the sentence describe? The lemon is sour.
What is lemon?
100
What does the predicate nominative rename? The man is an astronaut?
What is man?
100

The dog chased Timmy's big red ball.  DO? IO?

DO= ball

IO = Timmy's

200

What is the transitive verb in the sentence? The nurse gave me a shot in the arm.

gave

200

We smelled gross after the match.

 smelled

200
What are the predicate adjectives in the sentence? The marshmallow is sweet and tasty.
What are sweet and tasty?
200
What does the predicate nominative rename? The lemon is a fruit.
What is lemon?
200

Students visited Boston, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C this year during the summer.

DO: Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, DC

IO: None

300

What is the transitive verb / verb phrase? 

Carrots were dangling loosely from the boxes.

 were dangling

300

Which word here is NOT a linking verb:

smelled, grew, appeared, slept

slept

300
What is the linking verb, and what is the predicate adjective in the sentence? The honor society students are very intelligent.
What is "are" (LV) , and what is intelligent(PA)?
300
What is the predicate nominative, and what does it rename? The cat is a monster.
What is monster, and what is cat?
300

On graduation day, relatives will send graduates gifts and money.

DO: gifts and money

IO: graduates

400

What is the transitive verb / verb phrase? 

Among the blooming flowers, squirrels chased each other.

chased

400

What are the eight forms of the verb "be"?

am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been

400

What is the predicate adjective? Many students became smarter and more curious when they went to first grade.

smarter, curious

400
What are the predicate nominatives in the sentence? She was a pretty girl and smart student.
What are girl and student?
400

Servers brewed coffee for the patrons of the Silver Diner.

DO: coffee

IO: patrons

500

What is the transitive verb / verb phrase? 

Many anxious students had written and edited their essays right when they got home.

 had written and edited

500

How many linking verbs are here? Bonus: what are they? 

Although the sun felt warm, the air was cool, and people became chilled in the shade.

3: felt, was, became

500

Use a predicate adjective to complete the sentence: 

The planet's surface looked __ through the new telescope.
Let's hear them!
500
What are the predicate nominatives in the sentence? The teacher was a helpful person and a nice lady.
What are person and lady?
500

DO, IO, PA, PN!

Marsha found me partners for the science project, but I thought they were bossy and fools to boot.

DO: partners

IO: me

PA: bossy

PN: fools

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