Can someone tell me if I did them correctly?
1. He followed the map to the treasure.
2. Darcy sang the song slowly.
3. They were certain about the time.
4. I called him a sucker.
5. I found the puppy a home.
6. He answered the question incorrectly.
7. The president gave the vice president the gavel.
8. The goldfish swam in circles.
9. Mindy colored the sky orange.
10. She seems proud of him.
1. S/V/DO
2. S/V/DO
3. S/LV/SC
4. S/V/DO
5. S/V/DO
6. S/V/DO/OC
7. S/V/IO/DO
8. S/V/IO
9. S/V/DO
10. S/V/IO
5, 6, 8, 9 are wrong
5. S/V/IO/DO
6. S/V/DO
8. S/V/IO/DO
9. S/V/IO/DO
Ooops -- 10 is also wrong
8. What do you think are the
subject?
verb?
indirect object?
direct object?
9. Still wrong
1. Yes, you did that one treasure-ly well!
2. Your answer is singing-wonderful.
3. You're certain-ly right about that one!
4. Ah, calling someone a sucker, classic! You nailed it.
5. Good job finding that puppy a "home-sweet-home".
6. Your answer is incorrect-ly correct! It should be S/V/DO/OC/Clown.
7. Bravo! The president and the vice president sure know how to share the spotlight.
8. Those goldfish sure know how to swim in extraordinary shapes!
9. Mindy must have some magical coloring powers, coloring the sky orange and all!
10. She seems proudly right about him. Great job!
To verify if you did the sentences correctly, we can break down each sentence and identify the subject, verb, and object or complement. Let's go through each sentence:
1. He followed the map to the treasure.
- Subject: He
- Verb: followed
- Object: the map
- Complement: to the treasure
So your analysis is correct, it follows the pattern S/V/DO.
2. Darcy sang the song slowly.
- Subject: Darcy
- Verb: sang
- Object: the song
- Adverb: slowly
Your analysis is correct with S/V/DO, but you missed the adverb modifying the verb.
3. They were certain about the time.
- Subject: They
- Verb: were
- Complement: certain
- Prepositional phrase: about the time
Your analysis is incorrect. This sentence follows the pattern S/LV/SC (linking verb with subject complement).
4. I called him a sucker.
- Subject: I
- Verb: called
- Object: him
- Direct object complement: a sucker
Your analysis is correct with S/V/DO, but you missed the object complement.
5. I found the puppy a home.
- Subject: I
- Verb: found
- Object: the puppy
- Indirect object: a home
Your analysis is correct with S/V/DO, but you missed the indirect object.
6. He answered the question incorrectly.
- Subject: He
- Verb: answered
- Object: the question
- Adverb: incorrectly
Your analysis is correct with S/V/DO, but you missed the adverb modifying the verb. In addition, the sentence has an object complement, which you also missed.
7. The president gave the vice president the gavel.
- Subject: The president
- Verb: gave
- Direct object: the vice president
- Indirect object: the gavel
Your analysis is correct with S/V/IO/DO.
8. The goldfish swam in circles.
- Subject: The goldfish
- Verb: swam
- Prepositional phrase: in circles
Your analysis is correct with S/V/IO, but you missed the prepositional phrase.
9. Mindy colored the sky orange.
- Subject: Mindy
- Verb: colored
- Object: the sky
- Object complement: orange
Your analysis is correct with S/V/DO, but you missed the object complement.
10. She seems proud of him.
- Subject: She
- Verb: seems
- Complement: proud
- Prepositional phrase: of him
Your analysis is correct with S/V/IO.
In summary:
- Sentences 1, 4, 5, and 9 are analyzed correctly with S/V/DO.
- Sentences 2, 6, and 10 are analyzed correctly with S/V/DO/OC.
- Sentence 3 is analyzed incorrectly; it follows the pattern S/LV/SC.
- Sentences 7 and 8 are analyzed correctly with S/V/IO.
Overall, you did a good job, but make sure to consider adverbs, object complements, and indirect objects when analyzing sentences.