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Daily Grammar Practice Subjects, Predicates, Phrases, & ObjectsConcept Review
Section I: Multiple Choice
- What is the part of a sentence about which something is being said?
- subject
- predicate
- object of the preposition
- direct object
- What is the part of a sentence that tells you what the subject is doing?
- subject
- predicate
- object of the preposition
- direct object
- What is the part of a sentence that comes after an action verb answers the question “what” or “whom?”
- subject
- predicate
- object of the preposition
- direct object
- What is the part of a sentence that follows a preposition and tells “what?”
- subject
- predicate
- object of the preposition
- direct object
- What is a group of words beginning with a preposition and ending with a noun or pronoun?
- appositive phrase
- gerund phrase
- prepositional phrase
- infinitive phrase
- What is the part of a sentence that comes before a direct object and answers the question “to whom,” “for whom,” or “to what?”
- direct object
- preposition
- adverb
- indirect object
Section II: Simple & Complete Subjects
Directions: Put an S above the simple subject and underline the complete subject once.
- the squirrel took acorns to its nest (1)
- the dance was on friday it was fun (2)
- did you buy a gift for jed and me (1)
- brad gave sheena his phone number but she did not call him (2)
- my friend jose will travel here on Tuesday (1)
- i like the book the outsiders by s e hinton (1)
- both courtney and i will go to soccer practice after school (2,1)
- each of the boys must have his own book (1)
- it is very cold in our classroom today (1)
- sally sells seashells by the seashore (1)
- we donot need any new paint for our project (1)
- abe likes milk but james prefers lemonade (2)
- will you accept my apology (1)
Section III: Simple & Complete Predicates
Directions: Put a V above the simple subject and underline the complete predicatetwice.
- the squirrel took acorns to its nest (1)
- the dance was on friday it was fun (2)
- did you buy a gift for jed and me (2,1)
- brad gave sheena his phone number but she did not call him (3,2)
- my friend jose will travel here on Tuesday (2,1)
- i like the book the outsiders by s e hinton (1)
- both courtney and i will go to soccer practice after school(2,1)
- each of the boys must have his own book (2,1)
- it is very cold in our classroom today (1)
- sally sells seashells by the seashore (1)
- we don’t need any new paint for our project (1)
- abe likes milk but james prefers lemonade (2)
- will you accept my apology (2,1)
Section IV: Prepositional Phrases & Objects of the Preposition
Directions: Put parentheses around each prepositional phrase, label each phrase Prep. Phr., and label each object of the preposition with OP.
- the squirrel took acorns to its nest
- the dance was on friday it was fun
- did you buy a gift for jed and me
- my friend jose will travel here on Tuesday
- i like the book the outsiders by s e hinton
- both courtney and i will go to soccer practice after school
- each of the boys must have his own book
- it is very cold in our classroom today
- sally sells seashells by the seashore
- we don’t need any new paint for our project
Section IV: Direct & Indirect Objects
Directions: Label each direct object with DO and each indirect object with IO. Not all sentences will have an indirect object.
- did you buy a gift for jed and me
- will you accept my apology
- always write your name on your paper
- i like the book the outsiders by s e hinton
- sally sells seashells by the seashore
- we donot need any new paint for our project
- abe likes milk but james prefers lemonade
- the new girl in our class plays tennis and basketball for the panthers
- brad gave sheena his phone number but she did not call him
- the accident taught the sailors an important lesson
- my mother bought our family a new computer
- each year gives the children presents