Review: Parts of the Sentence
Identify the hilighted word in each of the sentences below as a simple subject, a verb, a direct object, an indirect object, or a subject complement.
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The old house on the hill gave Leonora chills and conjured up images of ghosts and monsters and other unknown beings.
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Next to the china cabinet, Mrs. Wilkes placed a polished side table and an antique jug.
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Despite winning the lottery last week, my cousin still seems unhappy.
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They gave the university a large endowment for the scholarship fund.
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Some experts believe it is easy to overstate the role that genes and heredity play in determining a person's predisposition to alcoholism.
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After the luncheon buffet, she grew drowsy and decided to take a nap.
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I don't know how you can understand anything that professor says.
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There were no credits after the movie.
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His deaf aunt will be going to the symphony next week.
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The company has been mailing George CD catalogues ever since he bought his stereo.
Written by Frances Peck