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Grammar 7 Unit 2
Kinds of Compliments
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A verb that tells what action a subject is performing. | action verb |
| A word that helps complete the meaning of a verb. | complement |
| Two or more direct objects following the same verb | compound direct object |
| A noun or pronoun that answers the question What? or Whom? after an action verb | direct object |
| Complement and compliment are __________, words that sound the same but have different meanings and spellings. | homophones |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? Duck will lay eggs only in the morning. | eggs |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? You can make eleven omelets with one ostrich egg. | omeletes |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? Chimpanzees use twigs and rocks as tools. | twigs; rocks |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? A robin has almost three thousand feathers. | feathers |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? Did you see eagles on your trip to the lake? | eagles |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? Some earthworms have ten hearts. | hearts |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? Lemon sharks grow new teeth every two weeks. | teeth |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? One type of spider can spin a web in twenty minutes. | web |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? Bats squeal and use their ears for navigation. | ears |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? Will a wolf abandon it's pups? | pups |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? Have you seen the bats under the bridge? | bats |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? Every spring the bats use the bridge as a nursery. | bridge |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? A mother bat raises one baby at a time. | baby |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? At night the bats eat insects. | insects |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? They prefer moths and other pests. | moths; pests |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? A small area of the bridge can contain five hundred bats. | bats |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? People watch the bats at dusk. | bats |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? Bats have hands with fingers and feet with toes. | hands; feet |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? By summer the baby bats can eat adult food. | food |
| What is the direct object of the following sentence? The bats leave the bridge in fall and fly away to Mexico. | bridge |
| A ______________ is a noun or pronoun that answers the question "What?" or "Whom?" after an action verb. | direct object |
| To find a direct object, first find the subject and the action verb in a sentence. Then ask yourself ___________ or __________ after the action verb. | "What?"; "Whom?" |
| In the sentence "Sharks have many teeth," what is the subject? What is the verb? What is the direct object? | subject: Sharks verb: have direct object: teeth |
| In the sentence "Predators know them very well," what is the subject? What is the verb? What is the direct object? | subject: Predators verb: know direct object: them |
| To find a direct object in a question change the question into a ________________. | statement |
| In the sentence "Did you see the eagles?" what is the subject? What is the verb? What is the direct object? | subject: You verb: did see direct object: eagles |
| Two or more direct objects together is called a ________________________. | compound direct object |
| In the sentence "Adam bought a camera and a roll of film," what is the subject? What is the verb? What is the direct object? | subject: Adam verb: bought direct objects: camera, roll |
| A verb that tells what action a subject is performing. | action verb |
| A word that helps complete the meaning of a verb. | complement |
| Two or more indirect objects following the same verb. | compound indirect object |
| A noun or pronoun that answers the question What? or Whom? after an action verb. | direct object |
| A noun or pronoun that answers the question To or for whom? or To or for what? after an action verb. | indirect object |
| What are the compound indirect objects in the following sentence? Dad gave Sam and Sophie his old football. | Sam; Sophie |
| We feed the ducks bread crumbs. What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | subject: we verb: feed direct objects: crumbs Indirect object: ducks |
| Dad cooked us hamburgers on the grill. What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | subject: Dad verb: cooked direct objets: hamburger indirect object: us |
| We fed the ducks bread crumbs. What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | subject: We verb: fed direct object: crumbs indirect object: ducks |
| Dad cooked us hamburgers on the grill. What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | subject: Dad verb: cooked direct object: hamburgers indirect object: us |
| Sarah showed us the delicious dessert. What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | subject: Sarah verb: showed direct object: dessert indirect object: us |
| Will you pass me the ketchup? What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | subject: you verb: will pass direct object: ketchup indirect object: me |
| My mom found everyone at the picnic a shady spot for lunch. What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | subject: mom verb: found d.o.: spot i.o.: shady |
| Did Steve make Mary that fried chicken? What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | sub: Steve verb: did make d.o.: chicken i.o.: Mary |
| You must give Rosemarie and him some lemonade. What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | sub: You verb: give d.o.: lemonade i.o.: Rosemarie, him |
| Have you give Sandra the recipe? What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | sub: you verb: have give d.o.: recipe i.o: Sandra |
| Please take your sister this cookie. What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | sub: you verb: take d.o.: cookie i.o.: sister |
| Susan will reserve us the shelter for next weekend. What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | sub: Susan verb: will reserve d.o.: shelter i.o: us |
| Our teacher read the class several autobiographies of famous mathematicians. What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | sub: teacher verb: read d.o.: autobiographies i.o.: class |
| Ms. Gomez taught our class the Pythagorean theorem. What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | sub: Ms. Gomez verb: taught d.o.: Pythagorean theorem i.o.: class |
| Then she showed several students a picture of Archimedes. What is the subject, vHiserb, direct object and indirect object. | sub: she verb: showed d.o.: picture i.o.: students |
| The picture gave me a more vivid impression of him. What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | sub: picture verb: gave d.o.: impression i.o.: me |
| Archimedes gave Syracuse and Sicily the invention of the catapult. | sub: Archimedes verb: gave d.o.: invention i.o.: Syracuse, Sicily |
| Archimedes gave geometry many original contributions. What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | sub: Archimedes verb: gave d.o.: contributions i.o.: geometry |
| He brought the Egyptians the invention of the screw pump. What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | sub: He verb: brought d.o.: invention i.o.: Egyptians |
| His theories taught me much math and science. What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | sub: theories verb: taught d.o.: math, science i.o.: me |
| Ms. Gomez saved the class an interesting article about early Greek mathematicians. What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | sub: Ms. Gomez verb: saved d.o.: article i.o.: class |
| Next week our science instructor will teach us Einstein's theories. What is the subject, verb, direct object and indirect object. | sub: instructor verb: will teach d.o.: theories i.o.: us |
| A word that helps complete the meaning of a verb. | complement |
| A verb that links the subject with another word that renames or describes the subject. | linking verb |
| A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and identifies, renames, or explains the subject. | predicate nominative |
| A word that identifies, renames, or explains the subject; includes predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives. | subject complement |
| Name the common linking "be" verbs. | is, are, am, was, were, be, being, been, shall be, will be, can be, should be, would be may be, might be, has been |
| Name some common linking verbs, other than the "be verbs". | appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, stay, taste, turn |
| Diamonds are an extremely hard and rare stone. Find the subject, linking verb, and predicate nominative. | sub: Diamonds l.v.: are p.n.: stone |
| The prairie sunsets were spectacular sights. Find the subject, linking verb, and predicate nominative. | sub: sunsets l.v.: were p.n.: sights |
| Those huge trees are maples. Find the subject, linking verb, and predicate nominative. | sub: trees l.v.: are p.n.: maples |
| The main resources of Asia are soil, water, and climate. Find the subject, linking verb, and predicate nominative. | sub: resources l.v.: are p.n.: soil, water, climate |
| The longest rivers in the world are the Amazon and the Nile. Find the subject, linking verb, and predicate nominative. | sub: rivers l.v.: are p.n.: Amazon, Nile |
| The land in Pennsylvania may be a good source of coal. Find the subject, linking verb, and predicate nominative. | sub: land l.v.: may be p.n.: source |
| Saudi Arabia remains a major producer of oil. Find the subject, linking verb, and predicate nominative. | sub: Saudi Arabia l.v.: remains p.n.: producer |
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