Action Verbs and Objects & Linking Verbs and Complements

A(n)________ is any word or word group that completes the meaning of a verb.

• complement

• verb

• noun

• compliment

A(n ) __________ is a noun, pronoun, or word group that tells who or what receives the action of the verb.
It answers the questions Whom? or What? after a transitive verb.

• predicate nominative

• predicate adjective

• direct object

• indirect object

I met Dr. Mason.
In this sentence, what is the direct object?

• I

• met

• Dr. Mason

• There is no direct object

The swimmer swam 10 miles.
In this sentence, what is the direct object?

• miles

• swimmer

• swam

• There is no direct object

A(n) _______is a noun, pronoun, or word group that sometimes appears in sentences containing direct objects.
It tells to whom/what or for whom/what the action of the verb is done.

• direct object

• indirect object

• predicate nominative

• predicate adjective

Pam left the waiter a tip.
In this sentence, what is the indirect object?

• Pam

• tip

• waiter

• There is no indirect object

Did you buy Mom a sweater for her birthday?

In this sentence, what is the indirect object?

• birthday

• There is no indirect object

• sweater

• Mom

A(n) _________ is any word or word group in the predicate that identifies or describes the subject.

• subject complement

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of preposition

A(n) __________ is a word or word group in the predicate that identifies the subject.

• predicate noun (nominative)

• predicate adjective

• direct object

• indirect object

A dictionary is a valuable tool.

In this sentence, what is the predicate noun (nominative)?

• There is no predicate noun (nominative)

• dictionary

• valuable

• tool