The direct object in this sentence: The punter kicks the football.
What is football
Questions to help identify an indirect object in a sentence
what is "to whom" or "for whom"
Use the correct verb and state the tense: In the years ahead, young runners (follow) Rudolph's example.
What is will follow - future
Name one common helping verb
What is forms of be, do, has, have, had
The job of a linking verb in the sentence
A transitive verb has this
what is a direct object
The order in which you will find the verb, direct, and indirect objects in a sentence
what is verb, indirect, direct object
Use the correct verb and state the tense: In 1960 Rudolph (receive) an Olympic medal in track.
What is received - past
A verb phrase is made of a
helping verb and main verb
True or false: depending on the sentence, linking verbs could also be used as action verbs
what is true
The direct object in the following sentence: The team carried gloves and bats into the stadium.
What is gloves and bats
The indirect object in this sentence: Michael Jordan shows his teammates new shots.
What is teammates
Use the correct verb and state the tense: Today Wilma Rudolph(encourage) other young runners.
What is encourages, present
The verb phrase in this sentence: People are competing in tournaments in target archery.
What is are competing
Give one example of a linking verb that could also be used as an action
What is grow, turn, smell, taste, look, appear
The direct object in the following sentence: Mrs. Berg shows her family the birthday gifts.
What is gifts
What is offense
Use the correct verb and state the tense: My mom(bring) turkey to Thanksgiving last year.
What is brought, past
What is was taking
The linking verb in this sentence: Many students turn 13 this month.
What is turn
What is pat
The indirect object in this sentence: The field events gave us a good show.
Use the correct verb and state the tense: Mrs. Mangan (teach) us about verbs last week.
What is taught, past
The verb phrase in this sentence: Katniss's arrow has landed on the target.
What is has landed
Choose one person from your team to sing the linking verbs song (with no mistakes!)
What is....*sings song*