English Grammar Test Sentence Structure 5

Question 1

Which correctly identifies the direct object in: 'Maria sent her friend a birthday card'?

Accepted Answer

birthday card

Answer

The direct object receives the action of the verb directly; 'birthday card' is what Maria sent.

Question 2

What is the indirect object in: 'The teacher gave the students a test'?

Accepted Answer

students

Answer

The indirect object tells to whom or for whom the action is done; the teacher gave the test *to the students*.

Question 3

Which sentence uses a noun clause as the subject?

Accepted Answer

What she said surprised everyone.

Answer

'What she said' is a noun clause functioning as the subject of the verb 'surprised.'

Question 4

Choose the sentence with a correctly placed only.

Accepted Answer

Only she told me the truth.

Answer

'Only' should be placed immediately before the word it modifies; 'Only she' means no one else told you the truth.

Question 5

What is a predicate nominative?

Accepted Answer

A noun that renames the subject after a linking verb

Answer

A predicate nominative follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject, as in 'She is a doctor.'

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