SVCA Practice Sentences

Those dogs make noise whenever their owners are away.

• noise

• Verb

• whenever their owners are away

• Complement

• Those dogs

• Adverb

• make

• Subject

As soon as they come home, we will have a long talk.

• a long talk

• Adverb

• will have

• Complement

• As soon as they come home

• Subject

• we

• Verb

They have been asking questions since they arrived.

• have been asking

• Subject

• They

• Verb

• questions

• Adverb

• since they arrived

• Complement

After the gold rush, many 49ers started businesses.

• started

• Verb

• After the gold rush

• Adverb

• many 49ers

• Complement

• businesses

• Subject

After they get here, we will start the barbecue.

• we

• Adverb

• After they get here

• Verb

• the barbecue

• Subject

• will start

• Complement

Because it is so late, the management will charge us only half price.

• the management

• Subject

• will charge

• Adverb

• us only half price

• Complement

• Because it is so late

• Verb

I have been going to this school for three years.

• for three years

• Verb

• I

• Adverb

• have been going

• Adverb

• to this school

• Subject

Under the tree, the shy girl had found a place where she could be alone.

• had found

• Subject

• a place where she could be alone

• Verb

• the shy girl

• Complement

• Under the tree

• Adverb

People who take walks every day are usually happier.

• People who take walks every day

• Adverb

• happier

• Subject

• are

• Complement

• usually

• Verb

She has been seeing that boy for three months now.

• has been seeing

• Verb

• She

• Complement

• that boy

• Adverb

• for three months now

• Subject