Direct Object, Predicate Noun, or Predicate Adjective
Phrase, Dependent Clause, or Independent Clause
Compound, Complex, or Simple
100
This coffee tastes bitter
What is a linking verb?
The coffee does not have taste buds!
100
I lost my watch
What is transitive?!
The D.O. is watch
100
Mario had a brownie
What is a direct object?!
BROWNIE: had is an action verb
100
Throughout the vicious storm
What is a phrase?!
You need a subject and verb to be a clause!
100
On a dark and stormy night, I do not like to watch scary movies by myself!
What is simple?!
One independent clause w/ no dependent clauses!
200
I smell a cake baking
What is an action verb?!
I am using my nose; thus it is an action!
200
I tripped down the stairs
What is intransitive?!
down the stairs is a prep phrase
Your D.O. will never be in a prep phrase!
200
He looked frightened
What is predicate adjective?!
Frightened follows a linking verb and is an adjective
200
After I went home
What is a dependent clause?!
You have a subject and verb, but this is not a complete thought!
200
Josie and Kate ate pizza after they finished their homework
What is complex?!
Josie and Kate ate pizza = Independent
after they finished their homework= dependent
300
The book sounds interesting
What is linking?!
The verb "sounds" connects the subject to its predicate adjective "interesting"
300
I walked to the kitchen
What is intransitive?!
Prep phrase! Your D.O. can never be in a prep phrase
300
He is very tall
What is a predicate adjective?!
Tall is following a linking verb and is an adjective
300
I already ate
What is an independent clause
Subject+Verb & is a complete thought!
300
May skipped practice because she was hurt
What is complex?!
May skipped practice=independent
because she was hurt=dependent
400
Paula always smells good.
What is a linking?!
Paula is not doing the smelling; "good" is describing how she smells
400
He looked outside for his lost book
What is intransitive?!
Outside=adverb
for his lost book=prep phrase
D.O.s can only be nouns or pronouns!
400
Kate left her book at home
What is a direct object?!
Left is an action--what did she leave? HER BOOK! Book is a noun, so it is your DIRECT OBJECT!
400
Beyond the shimmering lake
What is a phrase?!
You need a subject and verb to be a clause!
400
I finish my math assignment, yet I forgot to study for my lit quiz
What is a compound sentence?!
, yet joins two independent clauses
500
Paul looks down the street
What is an ACTION?!
Paul is using his eyes--he is doing it!
If it were a linking verb, it might say Paul looked sick. Sick being a predicate adjective describing Paul
500
He shoved her out of the way
What is transitive?!
her=D.O.
Who cares if there is a prep phrase after?! You have a DIRECT OBJECT; thus, it is transitive!
500
My husband is a head water chemist for the City of Milwaukee
What is predicate noun?!
A chemist is a noun and "is" is a linking verb! Chemist is linked to the subject "husband"
500
Because he left his homework at home on his desk
What is a dependent clause with 2 prep phrases?!
You have a subject and verb, but this is not a complete thought!
500
Mark and Casey went to the park after school to play baseball and soccer with their friends
What is simple?!
One independent clause w/ no dependent clauses!