7th L.A.-Direct Object/Indirect Object And Subject Complement Notecards!

Direct Objects in Questions

A direct object in a question is sometimes near the beginning of the sentence, before the verb. To locate the direct object, reword the question as a statement.

Direct Objects

A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of A verb. Direct objects can be compound, having two or more words. A direct object is one type of complement, which is a word or group of words that completes the meaning of a subject and verb.

Distinguishing Direct Objects

A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb. a direct object is never an adverb, or the noun or pronoun at the end of a prepositional phrase

Compound Subject Compliments

A linking verb may be followed by two or more predicate nouns, predicate pronouns, or predicate additives joined by AND.

Subject Complements

Predicate nouns and pronouns: A predicate noun or pronoun follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject of the sentence. A predicate noun or pronoun is a subject complement. Predicate adjectives: A predicate adjective follows a linking verb and describes the subject of the sentence. A predicate adjective is also a subject complement.