Direct and Indirect Objects
Identify the direct object in this sentence:
The evil cat scratched Jesse's leg.
leg
Identify the predicate noun in this sentence:
Mr. Chuckles is a terrifying clown.
clown
Identify this sentence's structure (simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex):
He is happy.
simple
What are the two types of clauses?
Independent and dependent
Is this sentence a run-on, fragment, or correct?
After we went to the bank.
fragment
Identify the indirect object in this sentence:
Jack made his family a promise.
family
Identify the predicate adjective in this sentence:
He was happy after graduating law school.
happy
Identify this sentence's structure (simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex):
The family went to the ocean, and it was too cold to get in.
compound
What's another name for a subordinate clause?
Dependent clause
Is this sentence a run-on, fragment, or correct?
Skyler wanted to buy a car, even though she knew her husband didn't like the idea.
correct
Is "pizza" a direct or indirect object in this sentence:
They ate an entire pizza for lunch.
direct object
For each sentence, identify whether it has a predicate noun or predicate adjective:
1) He is a philosophical scientist.
2) He is philosophical.
1) predicate noun
2) predicate adjective
Identify this sentence's structure (simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex):
I didn't go to work because I didn't feel well.
complex
Identify the dependent clause in the following sentence:
No amount of money would satisfy the greedy politicians, who put their desires above the country's.
"who put their desires above the country's"
Is this sentence a run-on, fragment, or correct?
The Atlantic Ocean has many icebergs, some of which broke off from Greenland.
correct
For each sentence, identify whether it has a direct object or indirect object:
1) She drove the car ten times around the block.
2) Walt threw a football to Hank.
1) direct object
2) direct object
100 bonus points: tell me how to rewrite sentence 2 to have an indirect object
Identify the predicate adjective in this sentence:
Watching a comedy sounds nice after such a difficult day at school.
nice
Identify this sentence's structure (simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex):
Even though Jack had all day to work on homework, he chose to watch TV, and he failed his college course.
compound-complex
Identify the independent clause in this sentence:
We watched Stranger Things all day long.
"We watched Stranger Things all day long."
100 bonus points: tell me how to turn this independent clause into a dependent clause
Is this sentence a run-on, fragment, or correct?
Idaho is famous for its potatoes, it also grows lots of sugar beets.
run-on
DOUBLE POINTS
In the following list of verbs, identify all the action verbs:
Runs, jumps, is, was, sounds, cheers, smells
runs, jumps, sounds, cheers smells
In the following list of verbs, identify all the linking verbs:
Runs, jumps, is, was, sounds, cheers, smells
is, was, sounds, smells
Identify this sentence's structure (simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex):
I went to the theater and ate a large bucket of popcorn on my own, washing it all down with an ice-cold soda.
simple
How many clauses does this sentence have?
A)1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
On a windy afternoon in the month of October, I went to the lake to sit and ponder my legacy, enjoying the sound of the rustling maple leaves of the nearby forest and the tranquil water splashing ever so softly on the sandy shore.
1
Fix this run-on sentence (Hint: there are four ways):
Arthur went to town for supplies, John stayed at camp.
Arthur went to town for supplies. John stayed at camp. (Two simple sentences)
Arthur went to town for supplies, and John stayed at camp. (Compound sentence with comma and coordinating conjunction)
Arthur went to town for supplies; John stayed at camp. (Compound sentence with semi-colon)
While Arthur went to town for supplies, John stayed at camp. (Complex sentence)