Patterns: S/LV/PN, S/LV/PA, S/V/IO/DO - Language Arts 700

Choose the indirect object in the sentence. Adnan loaned Bruce his bicycle last Saturday.

Bruce

Choose the indirect object in the sentence. Janelle offered Casey a ride home.

Casey

Choose the indirect object in the sentence. Kevin showed Joaquin the skateboard in the store.

Joaquin

The winner was John. The predicate noun in this sentence is _____.

John

Choose the indirect object in the sentence. Samson gave the Philistines a riddle.

Philistines

Choose the indirect object in the sentence below. Mom made Sue a birthday cake.

Sue

predicate noun

a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject

linking verb

a verb of being, seeming or condition that connects the subject to a predicate noun or a predicate adjective

intransitive

a verb that does not transfer action to a direct object

predicate adjective

a word that follows a linking verb and describes or modifies the subject

adverb

a word that tells how, when, where, or how much about other words

An indirect object may be modified by an _____.

adjective

Mr. Dowdy is a good author. In this sentence ________ is a predicate __________.

author noun

The indirect object may be _____.

compound

Denny's mother is a good cook. The predicate noun in this sentence is _____.

cook

Indirect objects occur in sentences that contain _____.

direct objects

To test a word as an indirect object use the words to or _____.

for

This word comes between the verb and the direct object.

indirect object

This book is interesting. In this sentence _____________ is a predicate _____________.

interesting adjective

Your work is almost always very neat. In this sentence ___________ is a predicate __________.

neat adjective

The tree by the lake is an oak. The predicate noun in this sentence is _____.

oak

He was the president for three years. In this sentence __________ is a predicate ___________.

president noun

My favorite flower is the rose. The predicate noun in this sentence is _____.

rose

John Paul Jones was a sailor. The predicate noun in this sentence is _____.

sailor

The girl is an excellent singer. In this sentence _________ is a predicate ___________.

singer noun

A predicate adjective describes or modifies the subject. True False

True

Walk , work , and bark are linking verbs that commonly precede a predicate adjective. True False

False

A predicate noun renames the verb. True False

False

An adverb can modify a noun. True False

False