What type of verb does a direct object follow?
What two questions do you ask of the verb to find the direct object?
Can a sentence have a direct object with no indirect object?
Name the direct object in the sentence. Long-distance, or marathon, running requires strength.
True or false. A diect object is a noun, pronoun, or adverb that receives the action of the verb.
Can an indirect object be found in a prepositional phrase?
Can a sentence have an indirect object with no direct object?
Name two questions you can ask of the verb to find the indirect object.
Name the indirect object(s) in the following sentence. The usher found us seats near the stage.
Name the indirect object(s) in the following sentence. The ship's captain gave the crew orders.
What type of verb does a predicate nominative follow?
Can there be more than one predicate nominative in a sentence?
What is another name for a predicate nominative?
Name the predicate nominative in the following sentence. Larry Bird became a famous basketball player for the Boston Celtics.
Does the following sentence have a predicate nominative or a prepositional phrase? The cookies were great as a dessert.
Can a predicate nominative be found in a prepositional phrase?
A predicate nominative means the same thing as the _______________.
Name the predicate nominative in the sentence. My dog is a Black Lab.
Does the following sentence have a linking verb or an action verb? Everyone felt good about the decision.
Name the predicate adjective in the following sentence. The deep water in the green pond looks muddy.
Name the two prepositions in the following sentence. The cat leaned against the tree near the river bank.
Name the three prepositions in the following sentence. For a long time, he received no credit at all for his role.
Does the following sentence have a linking verb or an action verb? Jan stays cheerful most of the time.
action verb
who or what
yes
strength
false, it is never an adverb
no
no
to whom, to what, for whom, or for what
us
crew
linking verb
yes
predicate noun
player
prepositional phrase
no
subject
Lab
linking verb
muddy
against, near
for, at, for
linking
