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Label the Parts of the Sentence (1)
Label the Parts of the Sentence (2)
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What are the two basic parts of all sentences?
Subject + Predicate
100
What type of verb indicates that there might be a direct object?
Action Verb (AV)
100
What is the job of a predicate nominative?
To rename the subject.
100
Amy's father and mother are both accountants.
father (and) mother = subjects are = LV accountants = PN
100
The nurse gave Willie a flu shot.
nurse = S gave = AV shot = DO Willie = IO
200
What is a direct object?
A noun or pronoun that receives the AV (action).
200
What question do you ask yourself to find the direct object?
Subject + Verb + Who/What? (i.e. Who or what did she give?)
200
What part(s) of speech is a predicate nominative?
Noun / Pronoun
200
Josh often looks tired on Monday mornings.
Josh = subject looks = LV tired = PA (on Monday mornings) mornings = OP
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My sister's room is always neater than mine.
room = S is = LV neater = PA (than mine) mine = OP
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What does a direct object do?
It gets the action; action is done to it.
300
Can you have an indirect object without a direct object?
NO! With no DO, there is nothing for the IO to receive. :'(
300
What part(s) of speech is a predicate adjective?
Adjective.
300
The irate customer sent the store manager a letter of complaint.
customer = S sent = AV letter = DO manager = IO (of complaint) complaint = OP
300
Dr. Charles Drew gave science a better way to process and store blood.
Charles = S gave = AV way = DO science = IO [to process and store blood.] = infinitive phrase process (and) store = AV blood = DO
400
What is an indirect object?
A noun or pronoun that receives the DO.
400
What type of verb do predicate adjectives and predicate nominatives follow?
Linking Verbs (LV).
400
What is the difference between an adverb and a helping verb?
An adverb can describe verbs; Helping verbs are part of a verb phrase.
400
I'm not the one who did that.
I = S am (I'M) = LV one = PN who = S did = AV that = DO
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The Algonquians used toboggans to haul goods over snow and ice.
Algonquians = S used = AV toboggans = DO [to haul goods] = inf phr haul = AV goods = DO (over snow and ice) snow (and) ice = OPs
500
What does an indirect object do?
It gets the DO; DO is given to it.
500
What is the job of a predicate adjective?
To describe the subject.
500
What is the difference between a linking verb and a helping verb?
Linking verbs are main verbs (they can stand alone). Helping verbs need an LV or an AV.
500
Did James ride his new bike to school today?
Did = HV James = S ride = AV bike = DO (to school) school = OP
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Heather, a new girl at our school, is the nicest girl I know.
Heather = S a new girl at our school = appositive phrase (at our school) school = OP is = LV girl = PN I = S know = AV
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