SVCA Practice Sentences

Those dogs make noise whenever their owners are away.

• noise

• Complement

• make

• Verb

• whenever their owners are away

• Adverb

• Those dogs

• Subject

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

• we

• Complement

• will have

• Adverb

• a long talk

• Subject

• As soon as they come home

• Verb

They have been asking questions since they arrived.

• questions

• Adverb

• since they arrived

• Complement

• They

• Subject

• have been asking

• Verb

After the gold rush, many 49ers started businesses.

• After the gold rush

• Verb

• started

• Complement

• businesses

• Subject

• many 49ers

• Adverb

After they get here, we will start the barbecue.

• we

• Verb

• the barbecue

• Adverb

• After they get here

• Subject

• will start

• Complement

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

• will charge

• Verb

• the management

• Complement

• Because it is so late

• Adverb

• us only half price

• Subject

I have been going to this school for three years.

• have been going

• Subject

• I

• Adverb

• to this school

• Adverb

• for three years

• Verb

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

• Under the tree

• Adverb

• had found

• Complement

• the shy girl

• Subject

• a place where she could be alone

• Verb

People who take walks every day are usually happier.

• are

• Complement

• People who take walks every day

• Verb

• usually

• Adverb

• happier

• Subject

She has been seeing that boy for three months now.

• that boy

• Subject

• has been seeing

• Verb

• for three months now

• Complement

• She

• Adverb