Instructions: Using all the knowledge learned in the previous lessons, find the verb (v), subjects (subj), predicate nominatives (pn), direct objects (do), appositives (app), nouns of address (na), adjectives (adj), predicate adjectives (pa), adverbs (adv), prepositions (prep), objects of the preposition (op), prepositional phrases (p ph), indirect objects (io), and objective complements (oc) in the following sentences.
If the word is verbal, tell whether it is a gerund, participle,
noun infinitive, adjective infinitive, or adverb infinitive. Tell
which word the adjective, adverb, prepositional phrase, verbal, or
verbal phrase modify.
If the sentence has a dependent clause tell whether it is a noun clause,
adverb clause, or adjective clause. Tell which word the adverb and
adjective clause modify. Tell how the noun clause is used.
1. Rulon steered the jeep down the muddy road to the camp site, and then he
discovered that it was the wrong road.
2. When Carl came up to bat, the bases were loaded, and there were two outs.
3. I've just learned that our vacation plans must be changed; as a result,
we'll leave later in the month.
4. Older television sets had tubes; the newest models, which take less space,
are digital televisions.
5. My uncle Al drove a snow-removal truck, and when there was a big snow
storm, he was called to work at any time.
6. If you are an election judge, you distribute the ballots, and you count
them after the polls close.
7. Many monuments are found around the White House, and foreign leaders who
come to Washington often visit them.
8. The doctor told us how we could revive a heart-attack victim, and she
demonstrated on a dummy, me.
9. Jeff tried the new dance steps that had been demonstrated, and he mastered
them quickly.
10. The bola is a rope which is used to catch animals; it has weights on the
end of it.
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Answers:
1. steered = verb, Rulon = subject, jeep = direct object, the = adjective
modifying jeep, down the muddy road = adverb prepositional phrase modifying
steered, down = preposition, road = object of the preposition, the/muddy =
adjectives modifying road, to the camp site = adjective prepositional phrase
modifying road (possibly an adverb modifying steered), to = preposition, site =
object of the preposition, the/camp = adjectives modifying site; and =
co-ordinate conjunction, discovered = verb, he = subject, then = adverb
modifying discovered; (that it was the wrong road) = noun clause used as the
direct object, was = verb, it = subject, road = predicate nominative, the/wrong
= adjectives modifying road, that = noun clause introductory word which does not
fit grammatically with the sentence
2. (when Carl came up to bat) = adverb clause modifying were, came = verb,
Carl = subject, up = adverb modifying came, to bat = adverb infinitive modifying
came, when = subordinate conjunction introducing the adverb clause; were = verb,
bases = subject, loaded = predicate adjective, the = adjective modifying bases;
and = co-ordinate conjunction, were = verb, outs = subject, two = adjective
modifying outs, there = introductory there
3. 've learned = verb, I = subject; (that our vacation plans must be changed)
= noun clause used as the direct object, must be changed = verb, plans =
subject, our/vacation = adjectives modifying plans, that = noun clause
introductory word which does not fit grammatically with the sentence; 'll leave
= verb, we = subject, later = adverb modifying 'll leave, in the month = adverb
prepositional phrase modifying later, in = preposition, month = object of the
preposition, the = adjective modifying month
4. had = verb, sets = subject, tubes = direct object, older/television =
adjectives modifying sets; are = verb, models = subject, televisions = predicate
nominative, newest = adjective modifying models, digital = adjective modifying
televisions; (which take less space) = adjective clause modifying models, take =
verb, which = subject, space = direct object, less = adjective modifying space
5. drove = verb, Uncle Al = subject, truck = direct object, my = adjective
modifying Uncle Al, a/snow-removal = adjectives modifying truck; and =
co-ordinate conjunction, (when there was a big snow storm) = adverb clause
modifying was called, was = verb, storm = subject, a/big/snow = adjectives
modifying storm, there = introductory there, when = subordinate conjunction
introducing the adverb clause; was called = verb, he = subject, to work = adverb
prepositional phrase modifying was called, to = preposition, work = object of
the preposition, at any time = adverb prepositional phrase modifying was called,
at = preposition, time = object of the preposition, any = adjective modifying
time
6. (if you are an election judge) = adverb clause modifying distribute, are =
verb, you = subject, judge = predicate nominative, an/election = adjectives
modifying judge, if = subordinate conjunction introducing the adverb clause;
distribute = verb, you = subject, ballots = direct object, the = adjective
modifying ballots; and = co-ordinate conjunction, count = verb, you = subject,
them = direct object; (after the polls close) = adverb clause modifying count,
close = verb, polls = subject, the = adjective modifying polls, after =
subordinate conjunction introducing the adverb clause
7. are found = verb, monuments = subject, many = adjective modifying
monuments, around the White House = adverb prepositional phrase modifying are
found, around = preposition, White House = object of the preposition, the -
adjective modifying White House; and = co-ordinate conjunction, visit = verb,
leaders = subject, them = direct object, foreign = adjective modifying leaders,
often = adverb modifying visit; (who come to Washington) = adjective clause
modifying leaders, come = verb, who = subject, to Washington = adverb
prepositional phrase modifying come, to = preposition, Washington = object of
the preposition
8. told = verb, doctor = subject, us = indirect object, the = adjective
modifying doctor; (how we could revive a heart-attack victim) = noun clause used
as the direct object, could revive = verb, we = subject, victim = direct object,
a/heart-attack = adjectives modifying victim, how = adverb modifying could
revive; and = co-ordinate conjunction, demonstrated = verb, she = subject, on a
dummy = adverb prepositional phrase modifying demonstrated, on = preposition,
dummy = object of the preposition, a = adjective modifying dummy, me =
appositive to dummy
9. tried = verb, Jeff = subject, steps = direct object, the/new/dance =
adjectives modifying steps; (that had been demonstrated) = adjective clause
modifying steps, had been demonstrated = verb, that = subject; and = co-ordinate
conjunction, mastered = verb, he = subject, them = direct object, quickly =
adverb modifying mastered
10. is = verb, bola = subject, rope =
predicate nominative, the = adjective modifying bola, a = adjective modifying
rope, (which is used to catch animals) = adjective clause modifying rope, is
used = verb, which = subject, to catch animals = adverb infinitive modifying is used, to catch = infinitive, animals =
direct object to the infinitive; has = verb, it = subject, weights = direct
object, on the end = adverb prepositional phrase modifying has, on =
preposition, end = object of the preposition, the = adjective modifying end, of
it = adjective prepositional phrase modifying end, of = preposition, it = object
of the preposition
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