Sentence Structure Flashcards
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Which correctly identifies the direct object in: 'Maria sent her friend a birthday card'?
Answer: birthday card
The direct object receives the action of the verb directly; 'birthday card' is what Maria sent.
What is the indirect object in: 'The teacher gave the students a test'?
Answer: students
The indirect object tells to whom or for whom the action is done; the teacher gave the test *to the students*.
Which sentence uses a noun clause as the subject?
Answer: What she said surprised everyone.
'What she said' is a noun clause functioning as the subject of the verb 'surprised.'
Choose the sentence with a correctly placed only.
Answer: Only she told me the truth.
'Only' should be placed immediately before the word it modifies; 'Only she' means no one else told you the truth.
What is a predicate nominative?
Answer: A noun that renames the subject after a linking verb
A predicate nominative follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject, as in 'She is a doctor.'
Which sentence avoids a comma splice?
Answer: It was cold, so we stayed inside.
A comma splice joins two independent clauses with only a comma; using the coordinating conjunction 'so' after the comma is correct.
In a periodic sentence, where does the main clause appear?
Answer: At the end
A periodic sentence withholds the main clause until the end, creating suspense or emphasis.