Diagram the simple subject, the simple predicate, and the direct object of each sentence. Diagram any indirect object as well.
1. People solve problems every day. People/solve/problems
2. A computer will provide answers. Computer/will/provide
3. Anidea enters your mind. Idea/enters/mind
/your
4. You collect the information. You/collect/information
5. The method gives you the answer. method/gives/answer
/you
6. You offer someone the results. You/offer/results
/someone
7. The operator gives the computer a problem. Operator/gives/problem
/computer
8. The computer gives you an anwser. Computer/gives/answer
/you
9. You may check it again. You/check/again
10. The computer saves us time. computer/saves/time
incorrect: 2, 3, 9, 10
Are those your teacher's directions -- to have them in this order?
subject/verb/DO/IO
These show the standard ways to diagram direct and indirect objects:
http://members.cox.net/teachro/diagramming/nounsverbs/directobject.htm
and
http://members.cox.net/teachro/diagramming/nounsverbs/indiobject.htm
from http://members.cox.net/teachro/diagramming/nav1.htm
yes that is how the directions say to put them
2. computer/provide/ answers
3. idea/ enters/ mind
9. you/check/it
10. computer / saves/ us
#10 should be -- computer / saves / time / us
The rest are fine.
1. People solve problems every day.
- Simple subject: People
- Simple predicate: solve
- Direct object: problems
2. A computer will provide answers.
- Simple subject: computer
- Simple predicate: will provide
- Direct object: answers
3. An idea enters your mind.
- Simple subject: idea
- Simple predicate: enters
- Direct object: mind
- Indirect object: your
4. You collect the information.
- Simple subject: You
- Simple predicate: collect
- Direct object: information
5. The method gives you the answer.
- Simple subject: method
- Simple predicate: gives
- Direct object: answer
- Indirect object: you
6. You offer someone the results.
- Simple subject: You
- Simple predicate: offer
- Direct object: results
- Indirect object: someone
7. The operator gives the computer a problem.
- Simple subject: operator
- Simple predicate: gives
- Direct object: problem
- Indirect object: computer
8. The computer gives you an answer.
- Simple subject: computer
- Simple predicate: gives
- Direct object: answer
- Indirect object: you
9. You may check it again.
- Simple subject: You
- Simple predicate: may check
- Direct object: it
10. The computer saves us time.
- Simple subject: computer
- Simple predicate: saves
- Direct object: time