Direct Objects
Indirect Objects
Direct Object?
Preposition?
Adverb?
Predicate Nouns, Pronouns, or Adjectives
Definitions
100
What are the direct objects in the following sentence? She bought gloves, a scarf, and two skirts.
gloves, scarf, skirts
100
Please take Uncle John his medicine.
Uncle John
100
Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence: Mabel carefully followed the recipe in her cookbook.
in her cookbook.
100
Columbus is a city in Ohio.
city
100
A word or group of words that completes the meaning of a subject and verb.
complement
200
Focus on the capitalized words in this sentence: For graduation my sister got a new LAPTOP and a CAMERA.
What are the direct objects?
200
Beverly will show the customer the new model.
customer
200
Identify the direct object in this sentence. We agreed willingly to the change.
There is no direct object
200
The coffee cake is delicious
delicious
200
A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive verb.
direct object
300
What are the direct objects in the following sentence? After class Mr. Simpson complimented Ned and him on their project.
Ned, him
300
The coach handed Marie and Louise their awards.
Marie and Louise
300
Identify the direct object in this sentence: Linda and Alan planted marigolds and petunias in their garden.
marigolds, petunias
300
Name the predicate noun / predicate adjective: Melanie should be our captain.
captain
300
A noun or pronoun that comes after an action verb and before a direct object. It names the person or thing to which something is given or for which something is done.
Indirect Object
400
What is/are the direct object(s) in this sentence? She quickly opened the letter.
letter
400
Indirect Objects in this sentence? If so, what is it/are they? Barbara sang Stuart and me a beautiful, sad song.
Stuart, me
400
Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence: Last spring she planted tomatoes in her yard.
in her yard.
400
What are the predicate adjectives in the following sentence? His small room is dark and unpleasant.
dark and unpleasant
400
A describing word (as in adjective) in the predicate that describes the subject.
Predicate Adjective
500
Again...direct object(s)? The poet Sylvia Plath wrote many poems and one novel.
poems, novel
500
Again, the indirect object(s)? For Christmas, order Grandpa a new bathrobe.
Grandpa
500
Identify the direct object in this sentence: Butterflies, bees, and insects visited the roses, the irises, and the lilies.
roses, irises, lilies
500
What is/are the complement(s) in this sentence? The imported cheese tastes moldy and much too strong.
moldy, strong
500
A noun or pronoun in the predicate that describes the subject.
Predicate Nominative or Predicate Noun