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9 Complements
Worksheet 1
Exercise B
Finding Subjects, Verbs, and
Complements
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The judges announced a set of rules
The rules were simple.
The judges created three contest divisions.
The first division involved games between two
players
The second division tested distance.
The winner threw the disc with great power.
The last division involved a test of accuracy.
Discs were hurled into a basket.
Both Salvatore and Annetta entered the contest.
Annetta practiced steadily for a week.
This was her first contest.
Sometimes she and Salvatore practiced
together.
Salvatore had competed for the past two years.
The day of the contest arrived.
Both Salvatore and Annetta were nervous.
Salvatore entered the third division.
He did not win.
Annetta joined the first-division competition.
She was defeated by a more experienced
contestant.
Annetta and Salvatore will compete again next
year.
Worksheet 2
Finding Direct Objects
(In each set of answers, the first
item is the subject; the second item is the verb, and
the third item is the direct object.)
1. They—planted—beds
2. bolt—split—tree
3. rain—washed—soil
4. Geraldo—Can recite—paragraph
5. Tranh—ordered—gumbo
6. city—put—fence
7. Kelli—Has tasted—gumbo
8. team—blocked—kick
9. Aola—plays—violin
10. agent—delivered—package
Exercise A
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story
pipes, lyre
songs, decision
award, Pan
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ears
god
ears
secret
barber
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hole, secret
hole
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ears
secret
fate
it
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Worksheet 3
Identifying Direct Objects and
Indirect Objects
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us, chart
me, lot
sister, newspaper
you, weaving
bill, chance
students, importance, usefulness
Carl, her, chance
Mom, Dad, supper, them
company, building
her, gavel
him, ball
us, tacos
him, visa
me, story
Cynthia, rest, papers, experiment
me, time
me, money
you, supplies
us, picture
Ambassador Chen, husband, room
Worksheet 4
Linking Verbs and Subject
Complements
Exercise A
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became
looks
am
seemed
appeared
(Answers will vary.)
6. smelled
7. felt
8. sounded
9. taste
10. remained
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(In each set of answers, the first
item is the type of complement; the second item is
the linking verb, and the third item is the subject
complement.)
1. PN—is—woman
2. PA—smelled—delicious
3. PA—appears—cheerful
4. PN—are—soccer, hockey
5. PA—is becoming—stronger
6. PN—was—Guernsey
7. PN—is—food
8. PA—is—tan
9. PA—turned—sour
10. PA—seem—curious
Exercise B
Worksheet 5
Identifying Predicate Nominatives
and Predicate Adjectives
(In each set of answers, the first
item is the linking verb; the second item is the
complement, and the third item is the type of
complement.)
1. is—demonstration—PN
2. remained—worker—PN; thinker—PN
3. is—efficient—PA; is—one—PN
4. grow—tall—PA
5. smells—sweet—PA
6. is—essential—PA
7. has been—Star Wars—PN
8. is—playwright—PN; voice—PN
9. were—happy—PA
10. looked—tended—PA; productive—PA
Exercise
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Test
Exercise A
1. Coyote and Eagle were travelers together.
2. One day, the people in a Zuni pueblo bid them
welcome.
3. Coyote noticed two boxes in the pueblo.
4. The Zunis kept the sun in one box and the
moon in the other.
5. Eagle put the sun and the moon together in
one box and flew off with them.
6. Coyote repeatedly pestered Eagle about the box.
7. Finally, Eagle gave Coyote the box.
8. Coyote accidentally released the sun and the
moon from the box.
9. The sun and moon took their heat far away
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from the earth.
10. In this way, Coyote brought winter into the
world.
Exercise B
1. Dolphins, porpoises, and whales are members
of the same group of mammals.
2. Dolphins inhabit fresh water or salt water,
depending on their species.
3. A highly developed sense of hearing and the
ability to click and whistle are the dolphins’
communications tools.
4. When hunting the intelligent dolphins make
clicking sounds and analyze the echoes that
return.
5. Scientists and the general public remain
fascinated and feel challenged to learn about
these complex animals.
Exercise C
1. Many years ago, a churchyard in England
contained a strange monument.
2. The monument was a sword stuck into a great
stone.
3. According to legend, the next king of England
would pull the sword from the stone.
4. On New Year’s Day, all the knights held a
tournament.
5. One of the knights in the tournament was
Sir Kay.
6. While getting ready for the contest, he could
not find his sword.
7. His weapon was missing.
8. He called his younger brother.
9. “Arthur, would you get me my sword?”
10. Arthur, however, could not find Sir Kay’s sword
at home.
11. On the way back to the tournament,Arthur
remembered the sword in the churchyard.
12. With no one around,Arthur pulled the sword
out of the stone.
13. He would return the sword after the tournament.
14. At the tournament, Sir Kay recognized the
weapon as the sword from the stone.
15. All the knights followed Sir Kay and Arthur
back to the churchyard.
16. Arthur put the sword back into the stone.
17. Neither Sir Kay nor any of the other knights
could pull out the sword.
18. Arthur easily removed the sword from the stone.
19. All the knights offered Arthur their loyalty.
20. Arthur became the king of England.
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