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Fill in the blank: A simple subject must agree with the verb
phrase in _____ and _____.
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number, person
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If my verb phrase were "attacks," my subject must
be what number, and what person?
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singular, 3rd person
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If my verb phrase were "am," my subject must be
what number, and what person?
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singular, 1st person
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What is the simple subject question?
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"What + [verb]?"
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What is the direct object question?
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"[Verb] + what?"
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What do we call verbs that have direct objects?
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transitive verbs
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What do we call verbs that do not have direct objects?
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intransitive verbs
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Can linking verbs have direct objects?
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No, they have "subject complements" (predicate nominatives and predicate adjectives).
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Since direct objects and predicate nominatives both answer
the same question about the verb, how can we tell them apart?
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Direct objects refer to something different from the simple
subject, whereas predicate nominatives refer to the same thing as the simple
subject, modifying it.
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Transform the clause "the milkman stole my wife"
into the passive voice. What happens to the direct object?
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"My wife was stolen by the milkman." The direct
object in the active voice becomes the subject in the passive voice.
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What is the indirect object question?
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"[Verb] + to (or for) whom?"
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Is there an indirect object in the clause "Suresh gives
his father a ham"?
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yes, "father"
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Is there an indirect object in the clause "Suresh gives
a ham to his father"?
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No: "father" is a prepositional object.
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What is the subject complement question? (Remember: predicate
nominatives are a type of subject complements — the other is predicate
adjectives.)
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"[(Linking) verb] + what?"
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What are four linking verbs that might take a predicate
nominative? Use each (with predicate nominatives) in a sentence.
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"be," "remain," "become,"
"stay" (sentences are up to you)
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