Review: Parts of the Sentence

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Identify the highlighted word in each of the sentences below as a simple subject, a verb, a direct object, an indirect object or a subject complement.

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1. The old house on the hill gave Nora chills and conjured up images of ghosts and monsters.
   • 1.1 simple subject
   • 1.2 verb
   • 1.3 direct object
   • 1.4 indirect object
   • 1.5 subject complement
2. Next to the china cabinet, Mrs. Wilkes placed a polished side table and an antique jug.
   • 2.1 simple subject
   • 2.2 verb
   • 2.3 direct object
   • 2.4 indirect object
   • 2.5 subject complement
3. Despite winning the lottery last week, my team leader still seems unhappy.
   • 3.1 simple subject
   • 3.2 verb
   • 3.3 direct object
   • 3.4 indirect object
   • 3.5 subject complement
4. The alumni association gave the university a large endowment for the scholarship fund.
   • 4.1 simple subject
   • 4.2 verb
   • 4.3 direct object
   • 4.4 indirect object
   • 4.5 subject complement
5. Some experts believe it is easy to overstate the role that genes and heredity play in determining a person’s predisposition to alcoholism.
   • 5.1 simple subject
   • 5.2 verb
   • 5.3 direct object
   • 5.4 indirect object
   • 5.5 subject complement
6. Although the movie was exciting, Luigi grew drowsy and slept through it.
   • 6.1 simple subject
   • 6.2 verb
   • 6.3 direct object
   • 6.4 indirect object
   • 6.5 subject complement
7. I don’t know how Emma can understand anything Luigi says.
   • 7.1 simple subject
   • 7.2 verb
   • 7.3 direct object
   • 7.4 indirect object
   • 7.5 subject complement
8. There were no credits after the movie.
   • 8.1 simple subject
   • 8.2 verb
   • 8.3 direct object
   • 8.4 indirect object
   • 8.5 subject complement
9. Natalie and her new boyfriend, Luigi, will be going to the symphony next week.
   • 9.1 simple subject
   • 9.2 verb
   • 9.3 direct object
   • 9.4 indirect object
   • 9.5 subject complement
10. The company has been mailing me CD catalogues ever since I bought my sound system.
    • 10.1 simple subject
    • 10.2 verb
    • 10.3 direct object
    • 10.4 indirect object
    • 10.5 subject complement

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