Milestone Practice 1

What is the definition of a verb?

• A word that describes a noun or pronoun

• A word that expresses an action or state of being

• A word that connects clauses or sentences

• A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb

What is the definition of a subject in a sentence?

• The person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something

• The action or state of being in the sentence

• The word that receives the action of the verb

• The word that describes the subject

What is the definition of a direct object?

• A word that describes the subject

• A word that receives the action of the verb

• A word that connects two clauses

• A word that expresses an action or state of being

What is the definition of a predicate nominative?

• A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject

• A word that describes the action of the verb

• A word that connects the subject to the verb

• A word that modifies a noun or pronoun

Identify the direct object in the following sentence: "The cat chased the mouse."

• The cat

• Chased

• The mouse

• The

Identify the direct object in the following sentence: "Sarah read the book in one day."

• Sarah

• Read

• The book

• One day