DO/IO
PN/PA
Action vs. Linking
DO,IO,PN, PA
Prepositions
100

What is the DO? 

John baked the cake.

The cake

100

Find the PN or PA:

Football is a popular sport.

PN - Sport

100

Football is American sport.

Is - Linking

100

What is the sentence pattern?

The Vikings of Norway and Iceland were good sailors. 

S - LV - PN

100

Find Prepositional Phrases. 

We travel to our games

To our games

200

What is the IO?

John baked his mother a cake. 

His Mother

200

He was a center for the Oklahoma Sooners.  

PN - Center

200

She inherited the throne at age thirteen. 

inherited - action

200

What is the sentence pattern?

Leif Erickson gave the new land a name. 

S  - V - IO - DO

200

PP:

In our league, the Bulldogs are the best team. 

In our league

300

Find the IO and the DO.

Angelina gave me a copy of her favorite book. 

IO - Me

DO - Copy

300

The shy, nocturnal platypus looks harmless. 

PA - harmless

300

She was kind to her family. 

Was - linking

300

Sentence Pattern:

The Athletic Club presented Jay Berwanger the first trophy in 1935. 

S - V - IO - DO

300

PP:

She will probably be afraid of footballs for a long time. 

Of footballs

For a long time

400

Find the IO and the DO

Many people pay it a visit during the summer months. 

IO - It

DO - Visit

400

This little animal is a great example of God's creative power. 

PN - Example

400

They had concern for the welfare of the lower class. 

had - action

400

After that, the Vikings returned to Vinland occasionally for timber. 

S - V

400

PP:

Caleb is one of the referees for the next football game. 

of the referees

for the next football game.

500

Completely label this sentence:

We give Christopher Columbus credit for the discovery of America in 1492.

S - We

V - give

IO - Christopher Columbus

DO - Credit

PP - For the discovery, of America, in 1492

500

Completely label this sentence. 

However, naturalists are careful around the male's leg spurs. 

S - Naturalists

V - are

PA - careful

PP - around the male's leg spurs. 

500

It looks different from any other animal. 

looks - linking

500

Sentence Pattern:

The discovery of Vinland was unknown in most of Europe. 

S - LV - PA

500

Label the sentence:

The clerk in the paint store gave my sister ideas about colors for her house. 

S - clerk

PP - in the paint store

V - gave

IO - my sister

DO - ideas

PP - about colors, for her house