Grammar Chapter 7

Identify the COMPLETE SUBJECT in the following sentence.

A big gray squirrel gathered nuts from the tree.

• gathered nuts from the tree

• squirrel

• gathered

• A big gray squirrel

Identify the SIMPLE SUBJECT in the following sentence.

The big brown dog burried the bone.

• dog

• The big brown dog

• brown dog

• burried

• bone

Highlight the SIMPLE PREDICATE in the following sentence.

The sleepy cat stretched by the fire.

• stretched by the fire

• cat

• stretched

• The sleepy cat

Highlight the COMPLETE PREDICATE in the following sentence.

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.

• jumped over the lazy dog.

• jumped over

• lazy dog

• The quick brown fox

Identify the DIRECT OBJECT in the following sentence.

I sent Marisol a gift.

• I

• sent

• Marisol

• a

• gift

Identify the INDIRECT OBJECT in the following sentence.

I sent Marisol a gift.

• I

• sent

• Marisol

• a

• gift

Which sentence is COMPOUND?

• I drink and brew coffee and tea.

• I like coffee and tea.

• I like coffee, and Mary likes tea.

• While I was drinking tea, I ate scones.

Which sentence is COMPLEX?

• I like coffee and tea.

• I brew and drink coffee and tea.

• I like coffee, and Mary likes tea,

• While I was drinking tea, I ate scones.

Which sentence is COMPOUND?

• He didn't like visiting the dentist, yet he went anyway.

• While I was fishing, I caught nothing.

• I saw a shark and a mermaid while I was fishing.

• A shark and a mermaid swam under my boat while I was fishing.

Which sentence is COMPLEX?

• I have a flat tire, and I need to take my car to the shop.

• The pirate captain lost her treasure map, but she still found the buried treasure.

• He didn't rehearse for his recital, and he made many mistakes.

• Because he was late again, he was marked absent.