Complements, Tenses, Predicates, Verbal and Objects

A(n)________ is any word or word group that completes the meaning of a verb.

• complement
• verb
• noun
• compliment

A(n ) __________ is a noun, pronoun, or word group that tells who or what receives the action of the verb.
It answers the questions Whom? or What? after a transitive verb.

• predicate nominative
• predicate adjective
• direct object
• indirect object

I met Dr. Mason.
In this sentence, what is the direct object?

• I
• met
• Dr. Mason
• There is no direct object

The swimmer swam 10 miles.
In this sentence, what is the direct object?

• miles
• swimmer
• swam
• There is no direct object

A(n) _______is a noun, pronoun, or word group that sometimes appears in sentences containing direct objects.
It tells to whom/what or for whom/what the action of the verb is done.

• direct object
• indirect object
• predicate nominative
• predicate adjective

Pam left the waiter a tip.
In this sentence, what is the indirect object?

• Pam
• tip
• waiter
• There is no indirect object

Did you buy Mom a calculator for her birthday?
In this sentence, what is the indirect object?

• birthday
• There is no indirect object
• calculator
• Mom

A(n) _________  is any word or word group in the predicate that identifies or describes the subject.

• subject complement
• direct object
• indirect object
• object of preposition

A(n) __________ is a word or word group in the predicate that identifies the subject.

• predicate nominative
• predicate adjective
• direct object
• indirect object

A dictionary is a valuable tool.
In this sentence, what is the predicate nominative?

• There is no predicate nominative
• dictionary
• valuable 
• tool