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)