CASE
I.) SUBJECT- THE KEY WORD (NOUN OR PRONOUN) IN THE SENTENCE
EXAMPLE: MS. JAMES LOVES HER NEW FRESHMAN CLASSES. OR…
Bob and I/NOT Bob and me went to the store.
II.) PREDICATE NOMINATIVE/SUBJECT COMPLEMENTS-FOLLOWS A LINKING VERB RENAMES THE SUBJECT
EXAMPLE: BEN FRANKLIN WAS AN INVENTOR OR…
This is she / It is I
III.) DIRECT OBJECT-ANSWERS WHO OR WHAT
EXAMPLE: THE TEAM SENT A TELEGRAM
IV.) INDIRECT OBJECT- ANSWERS TO WHO OR FOR WHOM
EXAMPLE: THE TEAM SENT THE COACH A TELEGRAM
V.) OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION- A PREPOSITION IS A LITTLE WORD THAT CONNECTS THINGS IN THE SENTENCE (BY, OVER, INTO, ON). PREPOSITIONS NEVER APPEARS ALONE. IT IS FOLLOWED BY A WORD OR A GROUP OF WORDS. SO, THE OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION IS THE NOUN OR PRONOUN THAT FOLLOWS THE PREPOSITION WITH IN THE PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
EXAMPLE: THE MAN JUMPED (ONTO THE TRAIN).
NOT PAYING … ATTENTION
NOT FOLLOWING … DIRECTIONS
… OFF TASK
… PLAYING AROUND
NOT TURNING WORK IN ON…TIME