Subject/Predicate
Name the simple subject: Modern humans use fossil fuels more than any other type of energy.
What is "humans"?
Name the direct object: Which song on the radio is your favorite?
What is no direct object? ("Is" is a linking verb. Linking verbs connect to subject complements, not objects of a verb.)
Name the predicate nominative: There are currently thirty students in the classroom.
What are "students"?
The type of verb subject complements need to have.
What is a "linking verb"?
Name the type of sentence: I don't like tests.
What is a declarative sentence?
Name the simple predicate: Water power is an important energy source.
What is "is"?
Name the indirect object: We invited Sarah and Margie to the concert.
What is there is no indirect object?
Name the predicate adjective(s): Dark, long and cold were the endless winter nights.
What are "dark, long, and cold"?
Define what an compound subject is.
What is "two or more subjects combined by a conjunction that share a verb"?
Name the type of sentence: Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're going to get.
What is a declarative sentence?
Name the complete subject: The production of electricity and steel requires a large amount of coal.
What is "the production of electricity and steel"?
Identify what type of complement the bolded words are" The tenant showed the prospective renters some special additions to the house.
What is "indirect object is renters" and "direct object is additions"?
Make the following word group into a complete sentence by adding a compound predicate nominative: ________ be strong in the Lord
Answers will vary but should be two or more nouns or pronouns.
Describe what a compound verb is.
What is "two or more verbs combined by a conjunction that share a subject"?
Name the type of sentence: Honey, where's my super suit?
What is an interrogative sentence?
Name the complete predicate: Before discussing the book with friends, I was confused by the story's theme.
What is "before discussing the book with friends" and "was confused by the story's theme"?
Identify whether this sentence shows direct or indirect object(s): Fuzzy, adventurous squirrels sometimes annoy their parents and hang dangerously from the ledges of very tall office buildings.
What is "direct object"?
Make the following word group into a complete sentence by adding a compound predicate adjective: The refugees must have been __________.
Answers will vary, but must be two or more adjectives.
Describe how to find the subject and verb in a question.
What is "make the question a statement"?
Name the type of sentence: Please wait for it.
What is an imperative sentence?
Name all of the simple & complete subjects & predicates in the following lines: Susie and her horse, Buttercup, traveled through the countryside of England at such as fast pace. Dark clouds and rain began to pound them as they ventured away from the village.
What is "Susie and her horse Buttercup" (CS), "traveled through the countryside of England" (CP), "Susie, Buttercup" (SS), "traveled" (SP) & "Dark clouds and rain" (CS), "began to pound them as they ventured away from the village" (CP), "clouds and rain" (SS), "began" (SP)?
Explain the difference between a direct and indirect object.
What is "a direct object is a word or group of words that names the receiver of the verb's action and answers the question what? or whom? An indirect object is a word of group of words that tells to what?, to whom?, or for whom? an action is done"?
Describe what are the two types of subject complements.
What are "predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives"?
What is "Miriam" in the following sentence?: Miriam, please take out the trash.
What is a noun of direct address (the subject is the understood you)?
Name the type of sentence: My, grandma, what big eyes you have!
What is an exclamatory sentence?