Basic Sentence Patterns

What is the function of the highlighted word in the sentence? The novelist received an international recognition.

• subject

• subject complement

• intransitive verb

• transitive verb

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

Find the complete predicate (complete verb):

Customers were filling the shop.

• Customers

• were filling

• filling

• shop

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

Identify the simple predicate (simple verb) in the sentence.

I contemplated the words of my teacher.

• I

• contemplated

• words

• teacher

Find the complete verb:

He wants a bicycle with seats and pedals for two riders.

• he

• wants

• bicycle

• riders

Find the complete verb:

A boy was on a bicycle by the river.

• boy

• was

• was on

• by

Tags

CCSS.L.7.4A

CCSS.L.7.4D

Find the simple subject:

It was standing in front of the other bicycles.

• bicycles

• was standing

• it

• standing

What is the simple subject of the following sentence:

The owner of the bicycle shop smiled.

• owner

• bicycle

• shop

• smiled

Find the complete subject:

A shiny silver bell hung from its handlebars.

• A shiny

• A shiny silver

• A shiny silver bell

• A shiny silver bell hung

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

Find the verb:

A tall blond girl studied one bicycle.

• A tall blond girl

• studied

• bicycle

• studied one

WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE CAPITALIZED WORD?

Nature creates wonderful SERENDIPITY.

• SUBJECT

• TRANSITIVE VERB

• COMPLEMENT

• DIRECT OBJECT

Tags

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.7.4A