Identify the sentence parts by putting the red abbreviations to their correct locations. Put parentheses around the prepositional phrases. Identify the subject, verb, and any complements (direct object, indirect object, subject complement, objective complement).
The minister called the old lady a Saint .
To identify the sentence parts in the given sentence, we will first locate the subject, verb, and any complements. Here is the breakdown:
The minister called the old lady a Saint.
- Subject: The minister
- Verb: called
- Direct object: the old lady
- Indirect object: none
- Subject complement: none
- Objective complement: a Saint
Now, let's add the red abbreviations and parentheses to the appropriate locations:
The minister (S) called (V) the old lady (DO) a (OC) Saint.
S = Subject
V = Verb
DO = Direct Object
OC = Objective Complement
(Note: In this sentence, there are no prepositional phrases included)
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Hints:
There’s no indirect object here.
There’s no subject complement here.