Compound Direct Objects

A direct object is one type of predicate complement.  It is a noun or a pronoun that receives the action of the verb.  A compound direct object refers to more than one noun or pronoun that is receiving the action of the verb.

Directions:  Underline once the simple subject in the sentence, underline twice the verb, and circle the direct objects.

1.       My friend plays football and baseball.

2.       We ate the donuts and muffins for breakfast.

3.       My sister studied geometry and history today.

4.       The tornado ruined both our garage and the treehouse.

5.       We explored the woods and the river.

6.       The new baker sells bread, cookies, cakes, and donuts.

7.       Mr. Jackson bought a new computer, a refurbished printer, and a desk.

8.       The student removed his papers and pens from the desk.

9.       The lions at the zoo scared the small children and their parents.

10.    The lifeguard watched people on the beach and people in the water.

11.    My neighbor built a garden bed and a retaining wall.

12.    The dog chased the cat and the squirrel across the yard.

Nouns as Direct Objects

    A direct object is one type of predicate complement.  It is a noun or a pronoun that receives the action of the verb.

Directions:  Underline once the simple subject in the sentence, underline twice the verb, and circle the direct object.

1.       My friend hit the ball.

2.       We ate the donuts.

3.       My sister studied geometry today.

4.       The tornado ruined our garage.

5.       The earthquake shook the foundations of the building.

6.       The new baker gave free samples of his bread.

7.       Mr. Jackson bought a new computer last week.

8.       The student left the room after the test.

9.       The lions at the zoo scared the small children.

10.    The family played a game after supper.

11.    The children quickly finished their chores.

12.    The dog chased the cat across the yard.

13.    The president gave a forceful speech last week.

14.    These students write amazing papers.

15.    My family needs a vacation.

Sentence Patterns (N-V-N)

NAME:  ________________________________

The Equation for a Sentence:

     Subject (Noun)

     Verb

+   Complete Thought

     SENTENCE

Every complete sentence (independent clause) must have these components.  Additionally, all sentences start with capital letters and have an end punctuation mark. (i.e. period, question mark, exclamation mark.)

Direct Objects Sentence Pattern:  N-V-N

In this sentence pattern the noun (N or S) performs the action of the verb (V), and the verb is an action verb, not a linking verb.  In the predicate, there is a direct object (DO) that is a noun or pronoun, and it receives the action of the verb.

                           S     V          DO                                 S            V         DO

EXAMPLE:  My dog ate the shoes.                  The students learned Chinese.

Exercise #1:

In the chart below, fill in the boxes with a subject noun, an action verb, and a direct object.  Put a single word in each box.

Subject Noun	Action Verb	Direct Object
EX:  child	ate	crayons
EX:  man	shovels	snow
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2.
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Build sentences using your subject nouns, verbs, and direct objects from the chart above.  Label the subject (S), and verb (V), and the direct object (DO).You can add adjectives, adverbs, or prepositional phrases if you like.  Do not add any more subject nouns, direct objects, or verbs.

                S       V     DO                                                     S        V               DO

EX:  The baby ate crayons.                                            The man shovels the snow.

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2.

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Exercise #2:

In the chart below, fill in the boxes with a subject noun, an action verb, and a direct object. 

Subject Noun	Action Verb	Direct Object
1.
2.
3.

Build sentences using your subject nouns, verbs, and direct objects from the chart above.  Label the subject (S), and verb (V), and the direct object (DO).You can add adjectives, adverbs, or prepositional phrases if you like.  Do not add any more subject nouns, direct objects, or verbs.

                             S       V      DO

EX.  My favorite class wrote sentences.

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Exercise #3:

In the chart below, fill in the boxes with a subject noun, an action verb, and a direct object. 

Compound Subject Nouns	Action Verb	Singular Direct Object
EX:  squirrels, rabbits	ate	carrots
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Singular Subject Nouns	Action Verb	Plural Direct Objects
EX: Teacher	graded	essays, worksheets
2.

Build sentences using your subject nouns, verbs, and direct objects from the chart above.  Label the subject (S), and verb (V), and the direct object (DO).You can add adjectives, adverbs, or prepositional phrases if you like.  Do not add any more subject nouns, direct objects, or verbs.

EX.  The happy little squirrels and rabbits ate all the carrots.

The teacher graded my essays and worksheets. 1.

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Sentence Complements

Name:  _____________________________________

Part I – Identifying Direct and Indirect Objects

Underline and label the direct objects and the indirect objects.

1.     John Updike has written many novels, short stories, poems, and essays.

2.     Janet read me one of his short stories.

3.     Mrs. Smith showed us Updike's list of greatest authors.

4.     We gave his choices our full attention.

5.     His choices included Homer, Proust, and Shakespeare.

6.     Updike places William Shakespeare at the top of his list of favorite authors.

7.     Many would commend him for that choice.

8.     Shakespeare's genius for words changed the English language.

9.     His plots captivate readers.

10.                        His themes include human wisdom and folly, joy and sorrow, love and revenge.

Part II – Identifying Predicate Nouns and Predicate Adjective

Underline the subject once and the linking verb twice.  Label.  Circle and label the predicate noun or predicate adjectives

1.     The roses smell fresh and fragrant.

2.     Joan is both a great gardener and landscape architect.

3.     We feel cheerful in this well-designed space.

4.     Two common shade plants are hydrangeas and hostas.

5.     Fresh, edible flowers look spectacular on a salad or cake.

Part III – Mixing it Up!

In each sentence below, identify the italicized 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.

SENTENCE PATTERNS PRACTICE

SENTENCE PATTERNS PRACTICE

N-LV-N, N-LV-Adj, N-V-N

N-LV-N and N-LV-Adj Practice

In each of the sentences below

Underline the subject and label it “S”

Underline the linking verb twice and label it “LV”

Underline the predicate noun and label it “PN”

Underline the predicate adjective and label it “PAdj”

            Note:  A sentence will have either a predicate noun or a predicate adjective, but not both.  Don’t mistake adjectives that modify predicate nouns as predicate adjectives.

1.     Mr. Jackson is a librarian at Smith County Library.

2.     He is very patient, especially with young children.

3.     He is also a source of great stories.

4.     The children seem appreciative of his help.

5.     This red sweater is the one from the store.

6.     It feels soft and cozy.

7.     The squirrels in the yard seem tame.

8.     The lake looks very calm in the moonlight.

9.     The book on sale is A Tale of Two Cities.

10.            He will be a member of the band this year.

N-V-N  Practice

In each of the sentences below

Underline the subject and label it “S”

Underline the linking verb twice and label it “V”

Underline the direct object and label it “DO”

1.     Our dog chased a squirrel out of the yard.

2.     Janet likes carrot juice with her lunch.

3.     Mark Twain published many books in his lifetime.

4.     Our family ate dinner at the new restaurant.

5.     We visited Aunt Betty in New York last year.

6.     I brought five DVDs to my cousin’s house.

7.     James Bond drove an Aston Martin.

8.     Jacques is delivering newspapers to his neighbors.

9.     We saw the Northern Lights in the sky.

10.            Peter gave me a baseball, a bat, and a jersey for my birthday.

Writing 1 Class Notes -- Week 8 (March 17)

Greetings!

This week in class we started with a Quick Write that asked about family heritage since it was St. Patrick's Day.  While my kids are "mutts," a blend of 8 or 9 nationalities, we have incorporated some Scandinavian traditions into our family celebrations.  As I write this, I'm thinking that it would be fun to incorporate some those British, German, and Scotch-Irish elements into our family, too.

The Words of the Day were short words or words for very small items:

aglet -- fr. OF aiguillette, a small needle -- the plastic or metal end of a shoelace

chad -- origin unknown -- a small round or square bit of paper formed when a hole is punched

grommet -- fr, OF gromette, curb of a bridle -- a metal or plastic ring encasing and reinforcing a hole

vim -- fr. an Americanism; fr. Latin vis, energy, force -- a lively and enthusiastic spirit

mauw -- fr. German, maul, muzzle -- the mouth, throat, or gullet of an animal

I handed back the Rough Drafts of the Themes/Character Essays.  The class did a wonderful job with this assignment.  When I hand back rough drafts, I like to use that as an opportunity to go over common errors.  Students can learn points of grammar with worksheets, but it makes the most sense in the context of their own writing.  I had the students come up and list on the board errors that were on their own essays, and then I added a few others.  We also talked briefly about plagiarism, which is taking the data, information, or comments of another and writing them as if they are your own.  It's good to add insights from others, but it's important to give credit where credit is due.  (We will cover this more in Writing 2)

The class had read 2 O. Henry short stories for this week:  "Makes the Whole World Kin" and "The Furnished Room."  We read aloud portions of first one and discussed it.

For the past few weeks, during the Grammar portion of class we've been learning about various types of phrases.  Now, we're moving on to types of sentences and elements in a a sentence.

Assignments for this Week:

Read "Retrieved Reformation" and "Pimienta Pancakes"

Fill out one Short Story worksheet for each story (both sides)

Final Drafts of Themes/Character Essays

Grammar Worksheets -- 9.2 and 9.3

Links for this Week:

Class Notes

Retrieved Reformation (audiobook)

Retrieved Reformation (Listen & Read)

Pimienta Pancakes (audiobook)

Direct and Indirect Objects video

Have a beautiful week!

Mrs. Prichard