1. Identify the subject of the sentence below. 2. Highlight the prepositional phrase. Colonial America offered freedom to a variety of people. To many the colonies represented an opportunity for religious freedom. 6. What type of sentence is the sentence below? CX, SS, CD 7. What type of pronoun is “their” in the sentence below? They paid for their passage by working in America. 11. Highlight and label the prepositional phrase. Scots, Irish, Welsh, and Scots-Irish immigrated to the colonies. 3. Circle the verb in the sentence and label it “vt” (transitive) or “vi” (intransitive). Victims of religious intolerance sought an escape from persecution. 8. Highlight the prepositional phrase. Label the phrase. 4. Highlight the proper adjective in the sentence. What noun is it describing? 5. Identify the direct object in the sentence below. Often the poor of Indentured servants also England sought economic sailed to American shores. freedom here. 9. Label the subject, verb, direct object, and indirect object. 10. Identify the type of verb “made” is in the sentence below. Many stayed in America Some indentured after settling their debts. themselves for seven years. They brought their dreams of prosperity with them. These settlers made America a melting pot. 12. Is the underlined verb an action or linking verb? 13. Identify the type of sentence and circle the conjunction used. 14. Identify the type of sentence and circle the conjunction used. 15. Identify the type of sentence and circle the conjunction used. For some people bee stings are dangerous. Every day Ted and I play catch, or we join our friends in a pick-up game. Because we have fun, we don’t mind the occasional loss. Before you play a big game, you should relax. For the following sentences, identify the subject (s), predicate /verb (av/lv), cross out prepositional phrases, and identify the complement used in the sentence. Highlight every direct object green and every indirect object yellow. Remember, not every sentence has an indirect object! 1. John Updike has written many novels, short stories, poems, and essays. 3. Mrs. Smith showed us Updike's list of greatest authors. 4. We gave his choices our full attention. 2. Janet read me one of his short stories. 5. His choices included Homer, Proust, and Shakespeare. Highlight every predicate noun green and predicate adjective yellow in the sentences below. 1. The roses smell fresh and fragrant. 2. Joan is both a great gardener and landscape architect. 4. Two common shade plants are hydrangeas and hostas. 5. Fresh, edible flowers look spectacular on a salad or cake. 3. We feel cheerful in this well-designed space. In each sentence below, identify the bolded/underlined word or words. After the sentence, write DO (direct object), IO (indirect object), PA (predicate adjective), or PN (predicate noun), depending on what the italicized word is in the sentence. 1. Many people use their hands in conversation. 2. At times, such gestures may seem silly or unnecessary. 3. At other times, such gestures appear meaningful. 4. Patrick read me an article on a recent scientific study about using hands during speech. 5. People in the study were either blind or sighted.
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