Subject & Predicate
What is a Subject?
A subject names who or what a sentence is about (The person or things doing the action).
What is a direct object?
It is the noun or pronoun in the sentence receiving the action of the verb.
Identify the Subject Complement:
The plane ride was very fun
Fun
Find the object complement in the following sentence:
The coach kept his players challenged throughout practice.
Challenged
Identify the Prepositional Phrase in the following sentence:
Bill made his way through the dense, thick forest.
Through the dense, thick forest.
What is a predicate?
The action that the subject does
What is an indirect object?
The noun or pronoun that comes between the action verb and the direct object and tells to what or whom or for what or for whom the action of the verb is done.
Identify the Subject Complement:
Mrs. Bryck is my teacher
Teacher
Find the object complement in the following sentence:
We called our brilliant grandmother a genius.
Genius
How many colors are in a rainbow?
7
Find the Subject:
My friend John went to the movies without me.
John
Find the indirect object:
My dad sent me a letter
me
Identify the subject complement:
The glacier was massive!
Massive
What's the freezing point of water?
32 F
Identify the Prepositional Phrase in the following sentence:
Please remove your clean laundry from the hamper.
from the hamper
Find the Predicate in the sentence:
The blue dolphin swam freely in the ocean.
Swam
Find the direct object:
My brother gave me a gift.
Gift
Is the following italicized word a predicate adjective or a predicate nominative?
I am very sleepy today.
Predicate Adjective
Find the object complement in the following sentence:
Paul dyed his hair purple over the weekend.
Purple
What is the only planet that rotates on its side?
Uranus
Find the subject and the predicate in the following sentence:
The dog barked at the intruder
Predicate: Barked
Find the direct and indirect object:
The audience gave the performer a standing ovation.
Direct Object: Standing ovation
Indirect Object: Performer
Is the following italicized word a predicate adjective or a predicate nominative?
They were the counselors for the weekend camp.
Predicate Nominative
Identify the Object Complement in the following sentence:
The results of my grammar test made me ecstatic!
ecstatic
Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:
Alice placed the hair dryer on top of the sink.
on top of the sink