WorksheetsSubject Complements and Sentence Structure
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What is the subject complement (predicate nominative or predicate adjective) in the following sentence? Sentence: The prize for the winner was a trophy.
The prize
winner
trophy (predicate nominative)
was
What is the subject complement (predicate adjective) in the following sentence? Sentence: The sky became dark before the storm.
became
sky
dark (predicate adjective)
storm
What is the subject in this sentence? Sentence: There were many people at the concert last night.
people
concert
there
many
What is the subject in this sentence? Sentence: There is no reason to worry.
reason
there
worry
no reason
What is the direct object in the following sentence? Sentence: He kicked the ball over the fence.
ball (direct object)
fence
kicked
he
What is the indirect object in the following sentence? Sentence: She gave him a gift for his birthday.
him (indirect object)
gift
birthday
she
What is the direct object in the following sentence? Sentence: The teacher explained the lesson to the students.
teacher
lesson (direct object)
students
explained
Identify the subject, verb phrase, and predicate nominative in the following sentence. Sentence: The captain of the team is a strong leader.
Subject: captain, Verb phrase: is, Predicate nominative: leader
Subject: captain, Verb phrase: is, Predicate nominative: strong
Subject: team, Verb phrase: is, Predicate nominative: leader
Subject: team, Verb phrase: is, Predicate nominative: strong
Identify the subject, verb phrase, direct object, and indirect object in the following sentence. Sentence: The teacher gave the students a challenging task.
Subject: teacher, Verb phrase: gave, Direct object: task, Indirect object: students
Subject: teacher, Verb phrase: gave, Direct object: students, Indirect object: task
Subject: teacher, Verb phrase: gave, Direct object: task, Indirect object: teacher
Subject: teacher, Verb phrase: gave, Direct object: students, Indirect object: challenging
Identify the subject, verb phrase, and predicate adjective in the following sentence. Sentence: The flowers in the garden smell sweet.
Subject: flowers, Verb phrase: smell, Predicate adjective: sweet
Subject: garden, Verb phrase: smell, Predicate adjective: sweet
Subject: flowers, Verb phrase: sweet, Predicate adjective: smell
Subject: flowers, Verb phrase: smell, Predicate adjective: garden
Identify the subject, verb phrase, and direct object in the following sentence. Sentence: She wrote an interesting article for the magazine.
Subject: she, Verb phrase: wrote, Direct object: article
Subject: she, Verb phrase: wrote, Direct object: magazine
Subject: she, Verb phrase: wrote, Direct object: interesting
Subject: she, Verb phrase: wrote, Direct object: magazine
What is the subject complement (predicate adjective) in the following sentence? Sentence: The soup tasted delicious.
soup
tasted
delicious (predicate adjective)
soup and delicious
What is the subject complement (predicate nominative) in the following sentence? Sentence: The winner of the competition is he.
winner
competition
he (predicate nominative)
is
What is the subject in this sentence? Sentence: There are many stars in the sky tonight.
stars (real subject)
sky
there
tonight
What is the subject in the following sentence? Sentence: It seems that everything has been prepared for the meeting.
seems
it
meeting
everything (real subject)
Identify the subject, verb phrase, and predicate nominative in the following sentence: Sentence: The answer to the question was a simple one.
Subject: answer, Verb phrase: was, Predicate nominative: one
Subject: answer, Verb phrase: was, Predicate nominative: simple
Subject: question, Verb phrase: was, Predicate nominative: answer
Subject: answer, Verb phrase: was, Predicate nominative: question
Identify the subject, verb phrase, direct object, and indirect object in the following sentence: Sentence: She gave her friend a thoughtful gift.
Subject: she, Verb phrase: gave, Direct object: friend, Indirect object: gift
Subject: she, Verb phrase: gave, Direct object: gift, Indirect object: friend
Subject: she, Verb phrase: gave, Direct object: thoughtful, Indirect object: gift
Subject: gift, Verb phrase: gave, Direct object: friend, Indirect object: thoughtful
Identify the subject, verb phrase, predicate nominative, and direct object in the following sentence: Sentence: The winner of the race was Sarah, who earned the gold medal.
Subject: winner, Verb phrase: was, Predicate nominative: Sarah, Direct object: medal
Subject: winner, Verb phrase: was, Predicate nominative: Sarah, Direct object: race
Subject: winner, Verb phrase: was, Predicate nominative: Sarah, Direct object: earned
Subject: Sarah, Verb phrase: earned, Predicate nominative: winner, Direct object: medal
