SVCA Practice Sentences

Those dogs make noise whenever their owners are away.

• noise

• Adverb

• whenever their owners are away

• Subject

• Those dogs

• Verb

• make

• Complement

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

• will have

• Adverb

• we

• Verb

• As soon as they come home

• Subject

• a long talk

• Complement

They have been asking questions since they arrived.

• questions

• Subject

• have been asking

• Verb

• since they arrived

• Adverb

• They

• Complement

After the gold rush, many 49ers started businesses.

• started

• Verb

• After the gold rush

• Complement

• many 49ers

• Subject

• businesses

• Adverb

After they get here, we will start the barbecue.

• the barbecue

• Complement

• we

• Subject

• will start

• Verb

• After they get here

• Adverb

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

• will charge

• Complement

• us only half price

• Subject

• the management

• Verb

• Because it is so late

• Adverb

I have been going to this school for three years.

• I

• Adverb

• have been going

• Verb

• for three years

• Subject

• to this school

• Adverb

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

• a place where she could be alone

• Adverb

• Under the tree

• Subject

• the shy girl

• Complement

• had found

• Verb

People who take walks every day are usually happier.

• People who take walks every day

• Subject

• are

• Verb

• happier

• Adverb

• usually

• Complement

She has been seeing that boy for three months now.

• She

• Complement

• for three months now

• Subject

• that boy

• Adverb

• has been seeing

• Verb