VERBS & OBJECTS
In the following sentence, what are the DIRECT OBJECTS?
I choose the red beans, rice, meat, and cheese.
RED BEANS, RICE, MEAT, CHEESE
In the following sentence, what is the OBJECT of the PREPOSITION?
Francesca opened the door to the cellar.
Is the verb in the sentence below a transitive verb or an intransitive verb? We dine every night at seven.
"dine" is an intransitive verb because it doesn't have a direct object or it doesn't answer the question What? or Whom?.
NEVER
In the following sentence, what is the complete subject?
The slimy little boy went home to shower after school.
Can you have an INDIRECT OBJECT without a DIRECT OBJECT?
No!
Can LINKING VERBS have DIRECT OBJECTS?
No -- Linking verbs link the subject to the subject complement, so they will not have a direct object.
What is the verb in the following sentence? Is it transitive or intransitive? We performed the play three times that weekend.
PERFORMED & TRANSITIVE
In the following sentence, what is the subject complement?
This chocolate chip cookie is delicious.
"Delicious"
In the following sentence, what are the prepostional phrases?
Will you please place the book on the top shelf of the bookcase next to the front door?
on the top shelf
of the bookcase
next to the front foor
In the following sentence, what is the DIRECT OBJECT and INDIRECT OBJECT (if there is one)?
Johnny and Otto ran out the door just in time for the bus.
NO DO or IDO
The car will be picked up at 7pm.
"will be picked up"
TRANSITIVE -- Passive voice
Is the verb in the sentence below a transitive verb or an intransitive verb? Rachel enjoys soccer and basketball.
"Enjoys" is a transitive verb. SOCCER and BASKETBALL are the direct objects.
School = Predicate Nominative
What is the word "one" in the following sentence?
My favorite bag is the one with the Gucci stripe.
One = predicate nominative
In the following sentence, what is the DIRECT OBJECT and INDIRECT OBJECT ( if there is one)?
The loud television gave me a headache.
DO -- headache
IDO -- me
What is the verb in the sentence below, and is it a transitive verb or an intransitive verb?
Diane, did you turn in your permission slip yet?
TURN IN is the phrasal verb, and it is transitive.
What is the INDIRECT OBJECT in the following sentence?
Justin gave the teacher an apple.
In the following sentence, what is the subject complement and what type of complement is it?
Charlie feels relieved with the result of his exam.
Predicate Adjective
In the following sentence, choose the correct pronoun.
Between you and me/I, I like the molasses cookies better.
ME = object of the preposition / objective case
Is the verb in the sentence below a transitive verb or an intransitive verb? Ms. Alexander passed out the test.
It is a transitive verb. "Passed out" what? TEST. "Passed out" is a phrasal verb.
In the following sentence, what is the DIRECT OBJECT? David, I have already asked you several times to clean your room.
YOU -- answers the question what or whom asked.
In the following sentence, what is the DIRECT OBJECT and INDIRECT OBJECT (if there is one).
Will you please pass the mashed potatoes to Jeff?
DO -- MASHED POTATOES /POTATOES
IDO -- NONE
In the following sentence, what is the word "nun"?
She is becoming a nun after graduation.
Nun = predicate nominative
In the following sentence, choose the correct pronoun.
My student in the yellow sweater is she / her.
"she" = subjective case.