P1 Sentence Parts

P1 Sentence Parts

Review your notes about sentence parts by working through this first practice.

The subject is the WHO or WHAT that is acting out the verb.

• In other words, the subject is the person/thing that the sentence is about.

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of the following sentence?

Randall ate too much pie at the State Fair.

• Randall

• pie

• ate

• State Fair.

Multiple Choice

What is the subject of the following sentence?

The pies tasted bad!

• the

• pies

• tasted

• bad

A direct object is a noun or pronoun that follows the verb.

• Think of the direct object as a gift that is being given.

An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that receives the direct object.

• Think of the indirect object as the person who is receiving the gift.

Transitive verbs are verbs that have a direct object.

Intransitive verbs do not have direct objects.

Multiple Choice

Is the verb in the following sentence transitive or intransitive?

She scored a goal at the game.

• transitive

• intransitive

Multiple Choice

Is the verb in the following sentence transitive or transitive?

Your dog smells bad.

• transitive

• intransitive

REVIEW

Answer the following question by identifying the subject, direct/indirect object, and transitive/intransitive verb.

Format your answer like:

s:_____ do/io:_____ vi:_____

Do not click enter before you have identified all three sentence parts. If the sentence contains both a direct object and an indirect object, write out both using the same format.

Open Ended

Identify the subject, direct/indirect object, and transitive/intransitive verb of the following sentence.

Their boss gave them a large bonus.