Instructions: Using all the knowledge learned in the previous lessons, find the verbs (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 there are any adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, or indirect objects then tell what word they modify.
1. The hostess served her special guests a delicious meal.
2. Many young boys carry charms in their pockets for good luck.
3. The sunlight made the apple red.
4. Harry, was that man the owner of the winning horse?
5. Reinforced concrete is famous for its strength.
6. The happy parents named their new daughter Joy.
7. Aunt Fern offered her children a part of the business.
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Answers:
1. served = v; hostess = subj; meal = do; guests = io; the = adj modifying
hostess; her/special = adj modifying guests; a/delicious = adj modifying meal
2. carry = v; boys = subj; charms = do; many/young = adj modifying boys; in
their pockets/for good luck = p ph modifying carry; in/for = prep; pockets/luck
= op; their = adj modifying pockets; good = adj modifying luck
3. made = v; sunlight = subj; apple = do; red = oc; the = adj modifying
sunlight; the = adj modifying apple
4. was = v; man = subj; owner = pn; Harry = na; that = adj modifying man; the
= adj modifying owner; of the winning horse = p ph modifying owner; of = prep;
horse = op; the/winning = adj modifying horse
5. is = v; concrete = subj; famous = pa; reinforced = adj modifying concrete;
for its strength = p ph modifying famous; for = prep; strength = op; its = adj
modifying strength
6. named = v; parents = subj; daughter = do; Joy = oc; the/happy = adj
modifying parents; their/new = adj modifying daughter
7. offered = v; Aunt Fern = subj; part = do; children = io; her = adj
modifying children; a = adj modifying part; of the business = p ph modifying
part; of = prep; business = op; the = adj modifying business