Direct Objects Predicate Nouns Predicate Adjectives

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Direct ObjectsPredicate NounsPredicate
Adjectives
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Direct Objects

• A direct object receives the action of an action
  verb.

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Direct Objects

• It answers the question What? or Whom?

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Direct Objects

• To find the direct object, first identify the
  action verb of the sentence.

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The boy hit the ball.

• In this sentence, what is the action verb?

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The boy hit the ball.

• In this sentence, what is the action verb?
• Action verb hit

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The boy hit the ball.

• Now ask yourself the question, What or whom did
  the boy hit?

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The boy hit the ball.

• The boy hit the ball, so ball is the direct
  object. It receives the action of the verb.

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• Practice
• Time

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• In the following sentences, first identify the
  action verb. Then identify the direct object.

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• Susan answered the phone.

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• Susan answered the phone.
• Action verb answered

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• Susan answered the phone.
• Action verb answered
• Direct object phone

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• What did Susan answer?
• The phone

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• Yesterday I spoke with John.

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• Yesterday I spoke with John.
• Action verb spoke

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• Yesterday I spoke with John.
• Action verb spoke
• Direct object John

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• With whom did I speak?
• John

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• Bob walks his dog after school.

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• Bob walks his dog after school.
• Action verb walks

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• Bob walks his dog after school.
• Action verb walks
• Direct object dog

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• Who does Bob walk?
• His dog

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• The dog ate the bone.

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• The dog ate the bone.
• Action verb ate

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• The dog ate the bone.
• Action verb ate
• Direct object bone

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• What did the dog eat?
• The bone

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• The student did her homework.

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• The student did her homework.
• Action verb did

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• The student did her homework.
• Action verb did
• Direct object homework

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• What did the student do?
• Her homework

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Predicate Nouns

• A predicate noun names the subject. It follows a
  linking verb.

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Predicate Nouns

• It answers the question What? or How?

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I am a teacher.
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I am a teacher.

• The linking verb is am. Now ask yourself, What
  am I?

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I am a teacher.

• I am a teacher, so teacher is the predicate noun.

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Predicate Adjectives

• A predicate adjective describes the subject. It
  also follows a linking verb.

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Predicate Adjectives

• It also answers the question What? or How?

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I am hungry.
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I am hungry.

• The linking verb is am. Now ask yourself, What
  am I?

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I am hungry.

• I am hungry, so hungry is the predicate adjective.

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• Practice
• Time

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• In each of the following sentences, the linking
  verb is underlined. Identify the predicate noun
  or predicate adjective.

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• Sarah was happy yesterday morning.

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• Sarah was happy yesterday morning.
• What was she?

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• Sarah was happy yesterday morning.
• What was she?
• happy

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• Sarah was happy yesterday morning.
• What was she?
• happy
• Predicate adjective

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• Bill and Sally are engineers.

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• Bill and Sally are engineers.
• What are they?

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• Bill and Sally are engineers.
• What are they?
• engineers

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• Bill and Sally are engineers.
• What are they?
• engineers
• Predicate noun

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• They were absent from school.

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• They were absent from school.
• What were they?

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• They were absent from school.
• What were they?
• absent

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• They were absent from school.
• What were they?
• absent
• Predicate adjective

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• The rose smells fresh.

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• The rose smells fresh.
• How does it smell?

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• The rose smells fresh.
• How does it smell?
• fresh

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• The rose smells fresh.
• How does it smell?
• fresh
• Predicate adjective

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• She is an actress.

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• She is an actress.
• What is she?

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• She is an actress.
• What is she?
• An actress

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• She is an actress.
• What is she?
• An actress
• Predicate noun

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