Grammar Test 1 Flashcards
What is an indirect object & what is it in the sentence, “The teacher gave the students cake.”
the word or phrase that receives the direct object; students is the indirect object
What is a direct object & what is it in the sentence, “The teacher gave the students cake.”
a word or phrase that receives the action of the verb; cake is the direct object
What is a predicate nominative and predicate adjective
predicate nominative: renames the subject & predicate adjective: adjective (expensive, smart) followed by a linking verb (is, looks) that describes the subject
What is a preposition
Used before a noun to show direction, place, time, and location
What is an object of the preposition and what is it in the sentence, “He put the blankets on the bed.”
the noun or pronoun that comes after a preposition; bed
What is an infinitive and what is it in the sentence, “We want to eat pizza for dinner.”
to + a conjugated verb (base verb); to eat
What is an appositive and what is it in the sentence, “My wife, Dorothy, enjoys musical theater.”
when a noun is followed by another that further explains it; Dorothy
What is a participle and what is it in the sentence, “The crying baby had a wet diaper.”
A participle can be used as a verb and as an adjective; wet
What is a gerund and what is the gerund phrase in the sentence, “The twins enjoy playing table tennis and are really good at it.”
A noun form of a verb ending in -ing; playing table tennis
