What Object?
Where is it?
Nominatives and Adjectives
Subjects and Predicates
Final Jeopardy
100
The heavy book on the top shelf around the corner is mine. What part of speech is "shelf" in the previous sentence?
Noun
100
On Christmas, my sister consumed the whole Turkey before me. What is the direct object?
Turkey
100
My father was a man of his word. In this sentence, do we have a PN or PA? If so, what is it?
PN - Man
100
Learning to play the guitar is one of Mike's many goals. What is the Complete Subject?
Learning to play the guitar
200
Throughout the spring, nine robins played underneath our willow tree. What is/are the object(s) of the preposition(s)?
Spring AND Tree
200
They hunted the werewolf through the forest. What is the direct object?
Warewolf
200
New York is America’s largest city. Is this sentence transitive or intransitive? If we have a DO, PA, or PN write it and identify which type?
This is an intransitive sentence with “City” as the predicate nominative.
200
Learning to play the guitar is one of Mike's many goals. What is the simple predicate?
Is
300
Do you know the people who live in the house on the corner? What is the Direct Object?
People
300
We gave the Teacher many interesting examples of sentence transformations. What is the indirect object?
Teacher
300
Anyone who knows anything about history knows that great social changes are impossible without upheaval. What is the predicate adjective?
Impossible
300
Every person in this classroom taught me something to remember about life. What is the complete predicate?
Taught me something to remember about life
400
Mr. Smith moved down the street into the house around the corner from us. What are the object(s) of the preposition(s)?
Street, House, Corner, Us
400
Scruffy sometimes chases birds, socializes with humans, drinks from a nasty buckets, and rolls in dirt by himself, while the Pinky is boring and reads novels. What is/are the indirect object(s)
No Indirect Object
400
When she was a kid, Jill’s life seemed easy. Write the DO, PA, or PN and write which type we have?
Kid. . . PN & Easy. PA
400
Through the clouds floated the weather balloon. What is the complete subject?
The weather balloon
500
Which of the following sentences contains an indirect object that is NOT part of a prepositional phrase? (A.)I made you a present! (B.)I gave my car keys to my mother. (C.)I heard from Sarah that the race had been cancelled. (D.)I jump with glee when I hear the good news from Mr. Smith.
A. I made you a present!
500
The gigantic cat in a hat beside the lake ate cake and he gave a smirk to Kevin so that he can be happy with himself. What is/are the direct object?
Cake. . . Smirk
500
Which sentence below uses a predicate nominative? A. Both of the records are in the Top 40. B. Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Octavio Paz have won prizes in literature. C. The main ingredient in salsa is tomatoes. D. All artifacts in the museum seem ancient.
C. The main ingredient in salsa is tomatoes.
500
Through the clouds floated the weather balloon. What is the simple predicate?
Floated
500
I jumped across the room and fell down; however, I bumped my head on the floor yesterday when I ran outside, across the yard and saw Mike look up right as a fish swam under the fence. . . . . . . Write EACH Adverb.
Down. . . . . . Yesterday. . . . . . Outside. . . . . . Up. . . . . . right
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