Chapter 6: Grammar Quiz Review
This noun or pronoun receives the action of an action verb. Answers the question _________ or ________.
Direct object, whom, what
The verb or verb phrase that tells something about the subject.
The simple predicate
The key word or words in a sentence, may be more than one word if it is a compound noun (high school)
The simple subject
___________ ____________ can stand along but _______________ ____________ exist only with a _____________ _____________.
direct objects, indirect objects, direct object
An ______________ __________ always comes before a ____________ _________ in a sentence.
indirect object, direct object
Some common ________________ __________ are to be, appear, become, feel, grow, look, remain, seem, smell, sound, taste
linking verbs
What is never part of a verb phrase?
not (n't in a contraction)
_________________ or ___________ verbs are linking verbs
sensing or being
Remember, the _______ doesn't always come before the ________________, especially in a question.
subject, predicate
The words here and there are never the ____________ of a sentence and _____________ ___________ can never contain the subject.
subject, prepositional phrases
Find the subject of a sentence by identifying the verb and then asking ______ or __________ before the verb
who, what
The noun or adjective coming after a linking verb to complete the thought.
A subject complement
This noun or pronoun follows the action verb and answers the question ___ _________, _____ __________, ____ __________, or _____ __________.
Indirect object, to whom, for whom, to what, for what
The part of the sentence that tells what the subject does, what it is, or what happens to it
Predicate
This type of subject complement is an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes, or modifies the subject.
Predicate adjective
This type of subject complement is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject.
Predicate nominative
What are the two kinds of subject complements?
Predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives
The part of the sentence that names the person, place, or idea that the sentence is about
Subject
In a command or request what is the subject?
You (the understood subject)
