Sentence StructuresRecognizing & Analyzing

Villa Park is a great place to live.

• Who or whom is this sentence about? SUBJECT

• _Insert Subject__ what ? VERB• If the verb IS an action verb, ask the following:

__Insert Subject + Verb_ whom or what? (direct object)__Insert Subject + Avt + Direct Object_ to whom or for whom? (indirect object) If the verb has a direct object, the verb is TRANSITIVE.If the verb DOES NOT have a direct object, the verb is INTRANSITIVE.

• If the verb is NOT an action verb, ask the following: Is there a word in the predicate that equals or describes the subject? If so, the verb is LINKING.

• If there is a word that equals the subject, that word is the predicate nominative.

• If there is a word that describes the subject, that word is the predicate adjective.

If there is NOT a word in the predicate that equals or describes the subject, then the verb is a being verb.

SENTENCE TYPES

SUBJECT + ACTION VERB TRANSITIVE + DIRECT OBJECT

SUBJECT + ACTION VERB TRANSITIVE + INDIRECT OBJECT + DIRECT OBJECTSUBJECT + ACTION VERB INTRANSITIVE

SUBJECT + LINKING VERB + PREDICATE NOMINATIVE

SUBJECT + LINKING VERB + PREDICATE ADJECTIVE

SUBJECT + BEING VERB + ADVERBIAL

Our teacher visited Jethro in the hospital.

My coach gave me the trophy.

Jack is my best friend.

Dale sent his girl friend a bouquet of flowers.

Hania sent a note to her best friend.

Matt sits in the front row of our literature class.

He is an exceptionally talented student.

Lizzy is very loquacious.

Jenny moved to California.

Jenny was in our class.

Abraham has been skiing in Colorado.

He will be an Olympic skier in the future.

Mr. Zelman sang for us.

Mr. Zelman sang us a song.

I love to learn grammar!

The dance was fun!

I was a zombie for Halloween.

BJ told the class a funny story.

The class laughed for the whole period.

I hope to earn an “A” on this assessment.

This is the end!