What is the direct object, indirect object, predicate nomnitive or predicate adjective in the following 2 senteces? 1.It is a book about his experiences near Walden Pond in Massachussetts. 2. The book is full of inspiring quotations about his search for peronal freedom.

1. It is a book (do)about his experiences near Walden Pond in Massachussetts.

2. The book is full (pn) of inspiring quotations about his search for personal freedom.

Thank you!!! Can you help with a couple more? 1. In 1845 he left his home and went to the woods near Walden Pond. 2. He built a small cabin for himself and lived there for 2 years. 3. His life at Walden Pond was an experiment in quiet solitude. 3. For Thoreau, nature seemed a peaceful and instructive companion. 4. His daily journal about his life and thoughts became Walden. I've answered them but I'm not at all sure about the answers. Thanks again!!

.It is a book about his experiences near Walden Pond in Massachussetts.

The word "book" is a predicate nominative. It and book are the same thing. 'Is " is a linking verb.

2. The book is full of inspiring quotations about his search for peronal freedom.

"full" is a predicate adjective. "book" is described by "full" and is LINKED by "is"

Direct objects never follow linking verbs - am, is are, was, were, be, being, been.

Anonymous is incorrect. In sentence 1, "book" is not a direct object. In sentence 2, "full" is not a predicate noun.

1. In 1845 he left his home and went to the woods near Walden Pond.

This is the main part of the sentence - he left his home and went

1. Does it have an active verb or a linking verb?
2. Did 'He' do something to something else?

He built a small cabin for himself and lived there for 2 years.

He built cabin and lived

Look at this sentence and answer the same two questions....

Repost with your answers and we will be happy to give you further help if needed.

1. Yes, left is the active verb and what he did was leave his home.

2. Active verb is built and he did it to the cabin.

OK. So are these correct?? 1. Thoreau was a teacher (PN) in Concord Mass. 2. In 1845 he left his (IO) and went to the woods near Walden pond. 3. He built a small cabin (DO) for himself and lived there for 2 years. 4. His life at Walden pond was an experiment (PN) in quiet solitude. 5. For Thoreau nature seemed a peaceful (PA) and instructive companion. 6. His daily journal about his life and thoughts became Walden (DO).

1 is correct

2 is incomplete and not correct
3 is correct
4 is correct
5 is not correct
6 is correct

Rethink #s 2 and 5 and repost please.

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In order to identify the direct object, indirect object, predicate nominative, and predicate adjective in the given sentences, we need to understand the function of each part of speech within the sentence structure.

1. "It is a book about his experiences near Walden Pond in Massachusetts."

- Direct Object: A direct object is a noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb directly. In this sentence, the verb "is" acts as a linking verb, rather than an action verb, so there is no direct object.

- Indirect Object: An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that answers the question "to/for whom" or "to/for what" with regard to the direct object. Since there is no direct object in this sentence, there is also no indirect object.

- Predicate Nominative: A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject. In this sentence, the subject is "it" and the linking verb is "is." The predicate nominative is "book," as it renames or identifies the subject.

- Predicate Adjective: A predicate adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes or modifies the subject. In this sentence, there is no predicate adjective.

In summary,
Direct Object: None
Indirect Object: None
Predicate Nominative: "book"
Predicate Adjective: None

2. "The book is full of inspiring quotations about his search for personal freedom."

- Direct Object: The direct object is the noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb directly. In this sentence, there is no direct object.

- Indirect Object: There is no indirect object in this sentence.

- Predicate Nominative: Since the subject is "book" and the linking verb is "is," there is no predicate nominative in this sentence.

- Predicate Adjective: A predicate adjective is an adjective that follows a linking verb and describes or modifies the subject. In this sentence, the predicate adjective is "full," as it describes the subject "book."

In summary,
Direct Object: None
Indirect Object: None
Predicate Nominative: None
Predicate Adjective: "full"