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Objects and Complements

Objects and Complements. Direct Objects Indirect Objects Predicate Nouns Predicate Adjectives. Verbs. Action vs. Linking. Nouns as Objects of Prepositions: An object of a preposition is the noun or pronoun that follows a preposition. . Nouns as Subjects:

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Objects and Complements

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  1. Objects and Complements Direct Objects Indirect Objects Predicate Nouns Predicate Adjectives

  2. Verbs Action vs. Linking

  3. Nouns as Objects of Prepositions: • An object of a preposition is the noun or pronoun that follows a preposition.

  4. Nouns as Subjects: • A subject tells whom or what a sentence is about.

  5. Verb • A word used to express an action, condition, or a state of being.

  6. Action Verb • Tells what the subject does. This can be physical or mental.

  7. Linking Verb • Links the subject to a word in the predicate.

  8. Linking Verb Examples am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, appear, become, grow, seem, remain, look, feel, smell, sound, taste

  9. Direct Object • A noun or pronoun that names the receiver of the action. Answers “what” or “whom”.

  10. Indirect Object • Tells to what or whom or for what or whom an action is done.

  11. Transitive Verbs • An action verb that has a direct object.

  12. Intransitive Verb • An action verb that does not have a direct object.

  13. Predicate Noun • A predicate noun follows a linking verb and defines or renames a subject. A person, place, thing or idea

  14. Predicate Noun Monarch butterfliesareinsects. SUBJECTPREDICATE NOUN LINKING VERB

  15. Predicate Adjective • A predicate adjective follows a linking verb and describes the quality of a subject. Describes a noun

  16. Predicate Adjective Monarchslookbeautiful. SUBJECTPREDICATE ADJECTIVE LINKING VERB

  17. Practice & Apply Directions: In each sentence identify the job of the noun.

  18. The sun shone bright.  A. subject B. predicate noun C. direct object D. indirect object E. object of the preposition A

  19. The rabbit jumped over the log. A. subject B. predicate noun C. direct object D. indirect object E. object of the preposition E

  20. She is the waitress.  A. subject B. predicate noun C. direct object D. indirect object E. object of the preposition B

  21. He dives for the ball. A. subject B. predicate noun C. direct object D. indirect object E. object of the preposition E

  22. Jack threw Jill the pail.  A. subject B. predicate noun C. direct object D. indirect object E. object of the preposition D

  23. Practice & Apply Directions: In each sentence identify the bold face word.

  24. Steven Spielberg has given us many hit movies. direct object indirect object predicate noun predicate adjective B

  25. Spielberg made his first film at age 12. • direct object • indirect object • predicate noun • predicate adjective A

  26. He staged the wreck of two toy trains. • direct object • indirect object • predicate noun • predicate adjective A

  27. The job title “continuity clerk” may seem unimpressive. • direct object • indirect object • predicate noun • predicate adjective D

  28. But a continuity clerk is an important person on a movie set. • direct object • indirect object • predicate noun • predicate adjective C

  29. The continuity clerk’s tasks are very tedious. • direct object • indirect object • predicate noun • predicate adjective D

  30. Practice & Apply In each sentence identify the predicate noun or predicate adjective.

  31. Migration routes are highways in the sky for birds. The migration of songbirds is difficult to track. Highways PN Difficult PA

  32. The birds are too little to carry radio transmitters. Identification bands can be useful in tracking migration. Little PA Useful PA

  33. The bands often become loose, however. Fortunately, the isotope deuterium has been helpful. Loose PA Helpful PA

  34. Deuterium is a form of hydrogen found in rainwater. Deuterium becomes part of plants, insects and birds. Form PN Part PN

  35. Deuterium levels become higher as you go further south. Now scientists feel hopeful about tracking migration. Higher PA Hopeful PA

  36. Practice & Apply In each sentence identify the direct object and the indirect object if applicable.

  37. Bill Gates owns a very technologically advanced house. The house gives its inhabitants a high level of comfort and convenience. House DO Level DO inhabitants IO

  38. Each visitor to the house carries an electronic identifier. The device gives the house information. Identifier DO Information DO house IO

  39. The house can then grant the visitor’s wishes. Such a house can teach researchers many things about homes for people with disabilities. Wishes DO Things DO researchers IO

  40. For example, the house can bring you music in every room. A similar house could provide aids for the visually challenged. Music DO you IO Aids DO

  41. Voice instructions could give a visually challenged person information about running appliances. Gate's house also has a 32-screen video wall. Information DO person IO Wall DO

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