1 - 8. Sentence Types - SV and SVO
Brian can speak three languages.
1. What is the subject of this sentence?
Brian
_________________
2. What kind of word is the subject usually?
noun
3. What word could you replace Brian with?
he
_________________
verb
adj
Brian can speak three languages.
4. What is the verb of this sentence?
can speak
_________________
5. What kind of word is can?
helping verb
_________________
6. Are helping verbs part of the verb?
yes
7. What is the object of this sentence?
languages
_________________
8. Is three part of the object?
yes
no
9. What kind of word is the object usually?
noun
verb
no
adj
SVO
_________________
10. What kind of sentence is this sentence?
Find the subject, the verb and the object in the following sentences.
1. I watched the volleyball game on TV yesterday afternoon.
I
S: ____________________
watched
V: ____________________
volleyball game
O: ___________________
2. Everyone must bring their books to class tomorrow.
Everyone
S: ____________________
must bring
V: ____________________
books
O: ___________________
3. Football players always wear special equipment to protect themselves.
Football players
S: ____________________
wear
V: ____________________
equipment
O: ___________________
4. We cleaned up our apartment because we are having a party here this weekend.
We
S: ____________________
cleaned up
V: ____________________
apartment
O: ___________________
we
S: ____________________
are having
V: ____________________
party
O: ___________________
5. UH won the national volleyball championship in 2002.
UH
S: ____________________
won
V: ____________________
championship
O: ___________________
6. I have to walk my dog every night after I finish dinner.
I
S: ____________________
have to walk
V: ____________________
dog
O: ___________________
I
S: ____________________
finish
V: ____________________
dinner
O: ___________________
7. The coach called a time-out because the team was making a lot of mistakes and losing the game.
coach
S: ____________________
called
V: ____________________
time-out
O: ___________________
team
S: ____________________
was making
V: ____________________
mistakes
O: ___________________
(team)
S: ____________________
(was) losing
V: ____________________
game
O: ___________________
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I walked to school this morning.
1. What is the subject of this sentence?
I
_________________
2. What is the verb of this sentence?
walked
_________________
3. Does this sentence have and object?
`
yes
no
4. What do you call to school?
prep. phrase
_________________
5. What kind of sentence is this sentence?
SV
_________________
Find the subject, the verb and the object in the following sentences and write them in the
correct blank. If there is no object, write an X in the “object” blank.
1. I have lived in Hawaii for more than a year.
I
S: ____________________
have lived
V: ____________________
XXX
O: ___________________
2. In high school, I played the trombone in the school band and sang in the choir.
I
S: ____________________
played
V: ____________________
trombone
O: ___________________
(I)
S: ____________________
sang
V: ____________________
XXX
O: ___________________
3. Most students come to school by car, but some students ride the bus.
students
S: ____________________
come
V: ____________________
XXX
O: ___________________
students
S: ____________________
ride
V: ____________________
bus
O: ___________________
4. At the beach, people were playing in the surf, walking along the sand, making sand castles
and reading books.
people
S: ____________________
were playing
V: ____________________
XXX
O: ___________________
(people)
S: ____________________
(were) walking
V: ____________________
XXX
O: ___________________
(people)
S: ____________________
(were) making
V: ____________________
sand castles
O: ___________________
(people)
S: ____________________
(were) reading
V: ____________________
books
O: ___________________
5. If you make the sandwiches, I will bring the drinks.
you
S: ____________________
make
V: ____________________
sandwiches
O: ___________________
I
S: ____________________
will bring
V: ____________________
drinks
O: ___________________
6. Every day after my son returns from school, he takes off his school clothes and puts on
some play clothes.
son
S: ____________________
returns
V: ____________________
XXX
O: ___________________
he
S: ____________________
takes off
V: ____________________
school clothes
O: ___________________
(he)
S: ____________________
puts on
V: ____________________
play clothes
O: ___________________
7. When you move to a new country, you have to learn a lot of new things.
you
S: ____________________
move
V: ____________________
XXX
O: ___________________
you
S: ____________________
have to learn
V: ____________________
things
O: ___________________
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Date: ________
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1 - 8. Sentence Types - SV and SVO
Find the subject, the verb and the object in the following sentences and write them in the
correct blank. If there is no object, write an X in the “object” blank.
1. Harry copied these words onto three separate pieces of parchment [at] the moment [that] he
reached the desk in his dark bedroom.1
Harry
S: ____________________
copied
V: ____________________
words
O: ___________________
he
S: ____________________
reached
V: ____________________
desk
O: ___________________
2. After Bud Searcy had eaten a hearty supper and talked awhile longer, he finally rode off
home...2
Bud Searcy
S: ____________________
had eaten
V: ____________________
supper
O: ___________________
(Bud Searcy)
S: ____________________
(had) talked
V: ____________________
XXX
O: ___________________
he
S: ____________________
rode off
V: ____________________
XXX
O: ___________________
3. I went then and gathered the eggs and held [back] three [eggs].2
I
S: ____________________
went
V: ____________________
XXX
O: ___________________
(I)
S: ____________________
gathered
V: ____________________
eggs
O: ___________________
(I)
S: ____________________
held back
V: ____________________
eggs
O: ___________________
4. When Waseda lost several games in a row to a visiting University of Chicago team in
1910...Tobita quit as manager.3
Waseda
S: ____________________
lost
V: ____________________
games
O: ___________________
Tobita
S: ____________________
quit
V: ____________________
XXX
O: ___________________
5. He quit baseball to assume responsibility for the losses and vowed...revenge.3
He
S: ____________________
quit
V: ____________________
baseball
O: ___________________
(he)
S: ____________________
vowed
V: ____________________
revenge
O: ___________________
6. Training extends off the field as well. On most teams, the junior members must perform
such edifying tasks as scrubbing floors or cleaning toilets.3
Training
S: ____________________
extends
V: ____________________
XXX
O: ___________________
members
S: ____________________
must perform
V: ____________________
tasks
O: ___________________
7. Every professional baseball team in Japan employs a full-time interpreter.3
baseball team
S: ____________________
employs
V: ____________________
interpreter
O: ___________________
1
Taken from Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling.
2
Taken from Old Yeller by Fred Gipson.
3
Taken from You’ve Gotta Have Wa by Robert Whiting.
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Write the letter of the correct part of speech in the blank on your answer sheet.
a. noun
b. pronoun
I.
c. helping verb
d. main verb
e. adjective
f. adverb
g. preposition
h. conjunction
A pump1 circulates2 the coolant3 through4 the engine5. Heat6 is7 transferred8 to the coolant
as9 it10 flows11 over12 hot13 engine14 parts15.
a
1. ________
a
5. ________
h
9. ________
e
13. ________
d
2. ________
a
6. ________
b
10. ________
e
14. ________
a
3. ________
c
7. ________
d
11. ________
a
15. ________
g
4. ________
d
8. ________
g
12. ________
II. When1 you2 cook3 food in4 a cast-iron5 skillet6, you probably7 use8 a pot holder9 to insulate
your10 hand from11 the heat of the handle12.
h
1. ________
g
4. ________
f
7. ________
b
10. ________
b
2. ________
e
5. ________
d
8. ________
g
11. ________
d
3. _________
a
6. ________
a
9. ________
a
12. ________
III. Since1 matter2 can3 not4 be5 created6 out of 7 nothing8, Rumford9 reasoned10 heat could11 not
be12 a material13 substance14 .
h
1. ________
c
5. ________
a
9. ________
d
12. ________
a
2. ________
d
6. ________
c
10. ________
e
13. ________
c
3. ________
g
7. ________
c
11. ________
a
14. ________
f
4. ________
b
8. ________
IV. Most1 thermometers2 are3 thin4 glass5 tubes6 that7 are8 connected9 to10 a reservoir11 of
liquid12 mercury13 or14 colored15 alcohol16.
e
1. ________
e
5. ________
d
9. ________
a
13. ________
a
2. ________
a
6. ________
g
10. ________
h
14. ________
d
3. ________
b
7. ________
a
11. ________
e
15. ________
e
4. ________
c
8. ________
e
12. ________
a
16. ________
V. The scale1 indicates2 the temperature reading3. In science4, two scales5 are6 often7 used8
for9 temperature10 : the Celsius11 scale and the Kelvin12 scale.
a
1. ________
a
4. ________
f
7. ________
a
10. ________
d
2. ________
a
5. ________
d
8. ________
e
11. ________
a
3. ________
c
6. ________
g
9. ________
e
12. ________
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