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In "Julia carried the book," what is the direct object?
Hint: Ask carried what?
In "The guard opened the gate," what is the sentence pattern?
Hint: Opened transfers action to gate
What question helps find the direct object in "Marcus saw Lucia"?
Hint: A direct object answers what or whom after the verb
In "The sea became calm," what is the predicate adjective?
Hint: It describes the subject after a linking verb
What sentence pattern is "The runner grew tired"?
Hint: Grew links runner to an adjective
What sentence pattern is "The baby slept"?
Hint: Slept does not transfer action to an object
Why is "The tower fell" S-VI instead of S-VT-DO?
Hint: Ask fell what? There is no answer
Identify the predicate nominative in: "Marcus became the leader."
Hint: It renames the subject after a linking verb
What pattern is "Lucia is a soldier"?
Hint: Soldier is a noun that renames Lucia
Identify the indirect object in: "The teacher gave Julia a scroll."
Hint: Ask gave a scroll to whom?
What pattern is "Marcus sent Lucia a letter"?
Hint: Lucia receives the direct object letter
Which rewrite proves "the children" is an indirect object in "She told the children a story"?
Hint: An indirect object often becomes a to/for phrase
Identify the object complement noun in: "The people elected Marcus king."
Hint: It renames the direct object Marcus
What pattern is "The crew named Julia captain"?
Hint: Captain renames the direct object Julia
Why is "consul" an object complement in "They made Cicero consul"?
Hint: Object complements complete the meaning of a direct object
Identify the object complement adjective in: "The torch made the room bright."
Hint: It describes the direct object room
What pattern is "The rain washed the stones clean"?
Hint: Clean describes the direct object stones
In "The guard kept the gate safe," why is safe an OCA rather than OCN?
Hint: OCA uses an adjective; OCN uses a noun
Identify the object complement noun in: "The class called Marcus a friend."
Hint: It renames the direct object Marcus
What pattern is "The citizens appointed Lucia judge"?
Hint: Judge is a noun that renames the direct object Lucia
In "They named the ship Victory," why is Victory an object complement noun?
Hint: The ship receives a new name
Identify the object complement adjective in: "The lesson made the students ready."
Hint: It describes the direct object students
What pattern is "The wind blew the door open"?
Hint: Open describes the direct object door
Why is "glad" an OCA in "The news made Julia glad"?
Hint: The adjective completes the object, not the subject
In "Marcus carried the scroll," what is the direct object?
Hint: Ask carried what?
Why is "The students listened carefully" not S-VT-DO?
Hint: Ask listened what? There is no answer
In "Cicero became an orator," what role does "orator" have?
Hint: A predicate noun renames the subject after a linking verb
What sentence pattern is "The sailor became captain"?
Hint: Captain renames sailor
A predicate noun does what after a linking verb?
Hint: Noun to noun
Which sentence has a predicate noun rather than a predicate adjective?
Hint: A predicate noun renames with a noun
In "The lamp grew bright," what is the predicate adjective?
Hint: It describes the subject after a linking verb
What sentence pattern is "The room became quiet"?
Hint: Quiet describes the subject
A predicate adjective does what after a linking verb?
Hint: Adjective to noun
Which sentence has a predicate adjective rather than a predicate noun?
Hint: A predicate adjective describes
In "The class elected Julia president," what role does "president" have?
Hint: It renames the direct object Julia
What pattern is "The judge called the witness reliable"?
Hint: Reliable describes the direct object witness
An object complement completes the meaning of what word?
Hint: Object complement
Which sentence has an object complement noun?
Hint: Captain renames Marcus
In "The class elected Sophia treasurer," what role does "treasurer" have?
Hint: Treasurer renames the direct object Sophia after the action.
Which sentence has an object complement adjective?
Hint: Weary describes Lucia after the action
In "Marcus gave Julia a scroll," what role does "Julia" have?
Hint: Gave a scroll to whom?
In "The teacher told the class a story," what is the direct object?
Hint: Told what?
What pattern is "The messenger brought Caesar news"?
Hint: Brought news to Caesar
Which question often finds the indirect object?
Hint: The indirect object receives indirectly
What pattern is "The news made the people joyful"?
Hint: Joyful describes the direct object people
In "The storm left the road muddy," what role does "muddy" have?
Hint: It describes the direct object road
Which sentence uses an object complement adjective, not a predicate adjective?
Hint: Clear describes the direct object answer
Which sentence clearly has an S-VT-DO pattern?
Hint: Look for an action transferred to a direct object
Which sentence does NOT have a direct object?
Hint: A direct object answers what or whom after the verb
What sentence pattern is: "Birds fly."?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
What sentence pattern is: "The dog chased the cat."?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
What sentence pattern is: "She is a teacher."?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
What sentence pattern is: "The sky is blue."?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
What sentence pattern is: "Mom gave me a cookie."?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
In the S-V pattern, what kind of verb is used?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
In S-LV-PN and S-LV-PA patterns, what does the linking verb do?
Hint: The subject is WHO or WHAT the sentence is about
What is a direct object?
Hint: Takes the place of a noun: he, she, it, they, we
What is an indirect object?
Hint: Takes the place of a noun: he, she, it, they, we
What sentence pattern is: "The flowers smell wonderful."?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
What sentence pattern is: "The teacher gave the students homework."?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
What sentence pattern is: "The children laughed."?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
What sentence pattern is: "My brother is a doctor."?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
What sentence pattern is: "She wrote a letter."?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
What sentence pattern is: "They elected John president."?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
What sentence pattern is: "The sun made the room warm."?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
What is an object complement noun (OCN)?
Hint: Receives the action: She threw THE BALL
What is an object complement adjective (OCA)?
Hint: Receives the action: She threw THE BALL
What sentence pattern is: "The baby cried."?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
What sentence pattern is: "Dad built a treehouse."?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
What sentence pattern is: "The milk smells sour."?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
What sentence pattern is: "Thomas is my brother."?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
What sentence pattern is: "Grandma sent us a package."?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
What sentence pattern is: "The sun rose."?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
In the sentence "The dog barked loudly," what is the subject and what is the predicate?
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
Identify the direct object: "She threw the ball."
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
Identify the indirect object: "He gave her a gift."
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
Identify the predicate nominative: "She is a teacher."
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence
Identify the predicate adjective: "The sky looks beautiful."
Hint: Think about the job each word does in the sentence