SVCA Practice Sentences

Those dogs make noise whenever their owners are away.

• whenever their owners are away

• Subject

• noise

• Complement

• Those dogs

• Adverb

• make

• Verb

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

• we

• Complement

• As soon as they come home

• Verb

• will have

• Adverb

• a long talk

• Subject

They have been asking questions since they arrived.

• They

• Subject

• questions

• Verb

• since they arrived

• Complement

• have been asking

• Adverb

After the gold rush, many 49ers started businesses.

• After the gold rush

• Verb

• many 49ers

• Subject

• started

• Adverb

• businesses

• Complement

After they get here, we will start the barbecue.

• After they get here

• Complement

• we

• Adverb

• will start

• Subject

• the barbecue

• Verb

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

• us only half price

• Subject

• Because it is so late

• Verb

• will charge

• Complement

• the management

• Adverb

I have been going to this school for three years.

• for three years

• Verb

• have been going

• Adverb

• I

• Adverb

• to this school

• Subject

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

• the shy girl

• Adverb

• Under the tree

• Complement

• a place where she could be alone

• Subject

• had found

• Verb

People who take walks every day are usually happier.

• People who take walks every day

• Adverb

• happier

• Complement

• are

• Verb

• usually

• Subject

She has been seeing that boy for three months now.

• has been seeing

• Subject

• that boy

• Complement

• She

• Verb

• for three months now

• Adverb