Survivor Grammar Game Show

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• Survivor Grammar Game Show
• Subjects, Predicates, Complements
• Which tribe will outwit, outplay, outlast?

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• 1. Identify the simple subject in the following
  sentence
• In 1844, he earned a degree from Vienna
  University.

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• 1. Identify the simple subject in the following
  sentence
• In 1844, he earned a degree from Vienna
  University.

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• 2. Identify the complete subject in the following
  sentence
• There are Sandra Cisneros and Rudolfo Anaya,
  other successful Hispanic American authors.

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• 2. Identify the complete subject in the
  following sentence
• There are Sandra Cisneros and Rudolfo Anaya,
  other successful Hispanic American authors.

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• 3. Identify the simple predicate in the following
  sentence
• Carlos, Ted, and I will find front-row seats.
  

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• 3. Identify the simple predicate in the following
  sentence
• Carlos, Ted, and I will find front-row seats.
  

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• 4. Identify the complete predicate in the
  following sentence
• Their stories reflect a rich cultural heritage.

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• 4. Identify the complete predicate in the
  following sentence
• Their stories reflect a rich cultural heritage.

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• 5. Identify the subject complement in the
  following sentence
• Does the lemonade taste too sour?

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• 5. Identify the subject complement in the
  following sentence
• Does the lemonade taste too sour?

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• Is the following subject complement a predicate
  nominative or a predicate adjective?
• Does the lemonade taste too sour?

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• 6. Is the following subject complement a
  predicate nominative or a predicate adjective?
• Does the lemonade taste too sour?
• Answer Predicate Adjective

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• 7. Identify the subject complement in the
  following sentence
• You should feel proud of yourself.

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• 7. Identify the subject complement in the
  following sentence
• You should feel proud of yourself.

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• 8. Is the following subject complement a
  predicate nominative or a predicate adjective?
• You should feel proud of yourself.

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• 8. Is the following subject complement a
  predicate nominative or a predicate adjective?
• You should feel proud of yourself.
• Answer Predicate Adjective

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• 9. Identify the subject complement in the
  following sentence
• A carwash can be a great fund-raiser.

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• 9. Identify the subject complement in the
  following sentence
• A carwash can be a great fund-raiser.

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• 10. Is the following subject complement a
  predicate nominative or a predicate adjective?
• A carwash can be a great fund-raiser.

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• 10. Is the following subject complement a
  predicate nominative or a predicate adjective?
• A carwash can be a great fund-raiser.
• Answer Predicate Nominative

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• 11. Identify the complement in the following
  sentence
• More than sixty thousand fans attended the
  game at Memorial Coliseum.

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• 11. Identify the complement in the following
  sentence
• More than sixty thousand fans attended the
  game at Memorial Coliseum.

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• 12. Is the following complement a direct object
  or an indirect object?
• More than sixty thousand fans attended the
  game at Memorial Coliseum.

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• 12. Is the following complement a direct object
  or an indirect object?
• More than sixty thousand fans attended the
  game at Memorial Coliseum.
• Answer Direct Object

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• 13. Identify the 3 complements in the following
  sentence
• I showed Mom and Dad my report.

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• 13. Identify the 3 complements in the following
  sentence
• I showed Mom and Dad my report.

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• 14. Are the following complements direct objects
  or indirect objects?
• I showed Mom and Dad my report.

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• 14. Are the following complements direct objects
  or indirect objects?
• I showed Mom and Dad my report.
• Answer Indirect Objects

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15. Is the following complement a direct object
or an indirect object? My neighbor pays me
twenty-five dollars for mowing his lawn.
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• 15. Is the following complement a direct object
  or an indirect object?
• My neighbor pays me twenty-five dollars for
  mowing his lawn.
• Answer Indirect Object

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• Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?
• The playful antics of the rodeo clowns were
  quite entertaining.

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• 16. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?
• The playful antics of the rodeo clowns were
  quite entertaining.
• Answer Predicate Adjective

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• 17. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?
• Sheep, however, happily eat grass.

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• 17. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?
• Sheep, however, happily eat grass.
• Answer Direct Object

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• 18. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?
• There was only one problem with this idea.

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• 18. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?
• There was only one problem with this idea.
• Answer Subject

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• 19. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?
• Would you give them lunch?

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• 19. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?
• Would you give them lunch?
• Answer Indirect Object

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• 20. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?
• These animals can be good pets, said the
  ranchhand.

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• 20. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?
• These animals can be good pets, said the
  ranchhand.
• Answer Predicate Nominative

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• 21. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?
• Then we wandered around the fairgrounds.

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• 21. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?
• Then we wandered around the fairgrounds.
• Answer Verb

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22. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
a predicate adjective? Studying artifacts can
give archaeologists information about past
cultures.

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• 22. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative,
  or a predicate adjective?
• Studying artifacts can give archaeologists
  information about past cultures.
• Answer Indirect Object

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23. Identify the complete subject in the
following sentence Three figures in smoke
masks charged past me.

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23. Identify the complete subject in the
following sentence Three figures in smoke
masks charged past me.
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• 24. Identify the complete predicate in the
  following sentence
• Suddenly, his name was called over the public
  address system.

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• 24. Identify the complete predicate in the
  following sentence
• Suddenly, his name was called over the public
  address system.

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25. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
a predicate adjective?Such fads are a normal
part of teenage life.
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• 25. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?Such fads are a normal
  part of teenage life.
• Answer Predicate Nominative

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• 26. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?Many students merely
  follow the crowd.

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• 26. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?Many students merely
  follow the crowd.
• Answer Direct Object

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• 27. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?
• Wow, those football players are hungry!

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• 27. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?
• Wow, those football players are hungry!
• Answer Predicate Adjective

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• 28. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?
• He told us his experiences as convicted felon.

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• 28. Is the following word a subject, verb,
  direct object, indirect object, predicate
  nominative, or a predicate adjective?
• He told us his experiences as convicted felon.
• Answer Indirect Object

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• 29. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?
• The teachers performed the dance routine for
  their students.

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• 29. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?
• The teachers performed the dance routine for
  their students.
• Answer Direct Object

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• 30. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?
• Last spring, I saw a fire.

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• 30. Is the following word a subject, verb, direct
  object, indirect object, predicate nominative, or
  a predicate adjective?
• Last spring, I saw a fire.
• Answer Subject

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BONUS QUESTION Worth 10 points!

• What type of verbs precede predicate nominatives
  and predicate adjectives?
• A. Action Verbs
• or
• B. Linking Verbs

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BONUS QUESTION Worth 10 points!

• What type of verbs precede predicate
  nominatives and predicate adjectives?
• A. Action Verbs
• or
• B. Linking Verbs