Question

i. underline all the complements in the following sentences. example 1. last summer a guide showed us the frederik meijer gardens. 1. the garden also includes a top - ranked sculpture park. 2. how many landscape awards has the garden won? 3. we enjoyed the botanical garden because the weather was perfect. 4. even if the weather had been bad, the guide would have shown us the indoor sculptures. 5. our group did not attempt a tour of the entire 118 acres. 6. leonardo da vincis horse was the main attraction for us. 7. da vinci had named his massive bronze creature il cavallo. 8. people rediscovered the horse as early as 1966. 9. the notebook in which the designs were found is called the madrid codex ii. 10. da vinci designed the horse but never constructed it. 11. one person who read about the notebook and design was charles dent. 12. he considered the sculpture a dream project of major importance to the u.s.a. and to italy. 13. however, when he died in 1994, the da vinci horse was not yet complete. 14. the prearranged sale of some of dents art collection proved lucrative. 15. the sale gave dent support for the project. 16. at the same time, fred meijer negotiated both the gardens support and funding for the project. 17. sculptors at the foundry poured, assembled, and shaped two of the huge bronze horses. 18. each sculpture had a stainless - steel frame and weighed nearly thirteen tons. 19. milan, italy, witnessed the unveiling of its leonardo da vinci horse in september 1999. 20. how welcome the 24 - foot american horse was. direct objects 2h. a direct object is a noun, pronoun, or word group that tells who or what receives the action of the verb or that shows the result of the action. a direct object answers the question whom? or what? after a transitive verb. a direct object may be compound and, for emphasis, may precede the subject and verb. examples liana had read that book before she met the author. should we elect the secretary or the treasurer next? do bacteria cause whooping cough? what muscle tone and stamina that exercise program creates! exercise in the following sentences, underline the verbs once and the direct objects twice. example 1. you should have goals for your job. 1. did our neighbor stake her new plants? 2. have you read those chapters yet? 3. had the enormous whirlpool trapped the schooner? 4. dad and mom planted decorative native grasses along the back fence. 5. letitia, ira, and colin helped the pep squad and me with the goal post decorations. 6. after you remove all liquid from this solution, determine the amount of sodium remaining. 7. once a week, pearl added a fictional adventure to her journal. 8. travel agents usually can answer questions about your destination. 9. during todays practice, coach wants cooperation. 10. where does mr. jepson keep the markers, poster board, and gluesticks for this project? 11. everyone cheered the football team wildly because it had reached the state finals. 12. at the farmers market we will buy spring onions, black - eyed peas, and peaches. 13. what great coordination odelle, jillian, and you bring to our defense! 14. for the awards banquet next month, invite someone as your guest. 15. six of eliots great - grandchildren attended his ninetieth birthday party yesterday. 16. graph the tallest mountains in the fifty states. 17. deniqua should be taking both of you with her when she buys groceries. 18. mei - ling watched the toolmaker as he finished the point on the shovel. 19. how much oil do sunflower seeds yield per pound? 20. what a wonderful fabric you have selected for the upholstery on the sofa and chairs!

Answer:

Part 1: Underline Complements (First Set of Sentences)

To solve this, we identify complements (direct objects, subject complements, etc.). A complement completes the meaning of a verb. For example, in "The test is rather long, though", "rather long" is a subject complement. For the given sentences:

1. a top - ranked sculpture park (subject complement, completes "includes")
2. how many landscape awards (direct object, answers "what" for "won")
3. the botanical garden (direct object, answers "what" for "enjoyed"); perfect (subject complement, completes "was")
4. us (indirect object), the indoor sculptures (direct object)
5. a tour of the entire 118 acres (direct object)
6. the main attraction (subject complement), us (object of preposition "for")
7. Il Cavallo (direct object)
8. the horse (direct object), 1966 (object of preposition "as")
9. the Madrid Codex II (subject complement)
10. the horse (direct object), it (direct object)
11. Charles Dent (subject complement)
12. the sculpture (direct object), a dream project of major importance to the U.S.A. and to Italy (object complement)
13. complete (subject complement)
14. lucrative (subject complement)
15. Dent (indirect object), support for the project (direct object)
16. the garden’s support (direct object), funding for the project (direct object)
17. two of the huge bronze horses (direct object)
18. a stainless - steel frame (direct object), nearly thirteen tons (subject complement for "weighed")
19. the unveiling of its Leonardo da Vinci Horse (direct object)
20. welcome (subject complement)

Part 2: Underline Verbs and Direct Objects (Second Set of Sentences)

• A verb is an action word. A direct object is what receives the action of the verb.

1. Verb: stake; Direct Object: her new plants
2. Verb: read; Direct Object: those chapters
3. Verb: trapped; Direct Object: the schooner
4. Verb: planted; Direct Object: decorative native grasses
5. Verb: helped; Direct Object: the pep squad and me
6. Verb: remove; Direct Object: all liquid; Verb: determine; Direct Object: the amount of sodium remaining
7. Verb: added; Direct Object: a fictional adventure
8. Verb: answer; Direct Object: questions
9. Verb: wants; Direct Object: cooperation
10. Verb: keep; Direct Object: the markers, poster board, and gluesticks
11. Verb: cheered; Direct Object: the football team
12. Verb: buy; Direct Object: spring onions, black - eyed peas, and peaches
13. Verb: bring; Direct Object: great coordination
14. Verb: invite; Direct Object: someone
15. Verb: attended; Direct Object: his ninetieth birthday party
16. Verb: Graph; Direct Object: the tallest mountains
17. Verb: buy; Direct Object: groceries
18. Verb: watched; Direct Object: the toolmaker; Verb: finished; Direct Object: the point
19. Verb: yield; Direct Object: how much oil (Note: In "How much oil do sunflower seeds yield per pound?", "how much oil" is the direct object as it receives the action of "yield")
20. Verb: have selected; Direct Object: what a wonderful fabric

Final Answers (Highlighted as per Instructions)

Part 1 (Complements)

1. The garden also includes \underline{\underline{a top - ranked sculpture park}}.
2. How many landscape awards has the garden won? \underline{\underline{how many landscape awards}}
3. We enjoyed \underline{\underline{the botanical garden}} because the weather was \underline{\underline{perfect}}.
4. Even if the weather had been bad, the guide would have shown \underline{us} \underline{\underline{the indoor sculptures}}.
5. Our group did not attempt \underline{\underline{a tour of the entire 118 acres}}.
6. Leonardo da Vinci’s Horse was \underline{\underline{the main attraction}} for \underline{us}.
7. Da Vinci had named his massive bronze creature \underline{\underline{Il Cavallo}}.
8. People rediscovered \underline{\underline{the horse}} as early as \underline{1966}.
9. The notebook in which the designs were found is called \underline{\underline{the Madrid Codex II}}.
10. Da Vinci designed \underline{\underline{the horse}} but never constructed \underline{\underline{it}}.
11. One person who read about the notebook and design was \underline{\underline{Charles Dent}}.
12. He considered \underline{\underline{the sculpture}} \underline{\underline{a dream project of major importance to the U.S.A. and to Italy}}.
13. However, when he died in 1994, the da Vinci horse was not yet \underline{\underline{complete}}.
14. The prearranged sale of some of Dent’s art collection proved \underline{\underline{lucrative}}.
15. The sale gave \underline{Dent} \underline{\underline{support for the project}}.
16. At the same time, Fred Meijer negotiated both \underline{\underline{the garden’s support}} and \underline{\underline{funding for the project}}.
17. Sculptors at the foundry poured, assembled, and shaped \underline{\underline{two of the huge bronze horses}}.
18. Each sculpture had \underline{\underline{a stainless - steel frame}} and weighed nearly \underline{\underline{thirteen tons}}.
19. Milan, Italy, witnessed the unveiling of its Leonardo da Vinci Horse in September 1999. \underline{\underline{the unveiling of its Leonardo da Vinci Horse}}
20. How welcome the 24 - foot American Horse was. \underline{\underline{welcome}}

Part 2 (Verbs and Direct Objects)

1. Did our neighbor \underline{stake} her new plants? \underline{\underline{her new plants}}
2. Have you \underline{read} those chapters yet? \underline{\underline{those chapters}}
3. Had the enormous whirlpool \underline{trapped} the schooner? \underline{\underline{the schooner}}
4. Dad and Mom \underline{planted} decorative native grasses along the back fence. \underline{\underline{decorative native grasses}}
5. Letitia, Ira, and Colin \underline{helped} the pep squad and me with the goal post decorations. \underline{\underline{the pep squad and me}}
6. After you \underline{remove} all liquid from this solution, determine the amount of sodium remaining. \underline{\underline{all liquid}}; \underline{\underline{the amount of sodium remaining}}
7. Once a week, Pearl \underline{added} a fictional adventure to her journal. \underline{\underline{a fictional adventure}}
8. Travel agents usually can \underline{answer} questions about your destination. \underline{\underline{questions}}
9. During today’s practice, Coach \underline{wants} cooperation. \underline{\underline{cooperation}}
10. Where does Mr. Jepson \underline{keep} the markers, poster board, and gluesticks for this project? \underline{\underline{the markers, poster board, and gluesticks}}
11. Everyone \underline{cheered} the football team wildly because it had reached the state finals. \underline{\underline{the football team}}
12. At the farmer’s market we will \underline{buy} spring onions, black - eyed peas, and peaches. \underline{\underline{spring onions, black - eyed peas, and peaches}}
13. What great coordination Odelle, Jillian, and you \underline{bring} to our defense! \underline{\underline{great coordination}}
14. For the awards banquet next month, \underline{invite} someone as your guest. \underline{\underline{someone}}
15. Six of Eliot’s great - grandchildren \underline{attended} his ninetieth birthday party yesterday. \underline{\underline{his ninetieth birthday party}}
16. \underline{Graph} the tallest mountains in the fifty states. \underline{\underline{the tallest mountains}}
17. DeNiqua should be taking both of you with her when she \underline{buys} groceries. \underline{\underline{groceries}}
18. Mei - Ling \underline{watched} the toolmaker as he \underline{finished} the point on the shovel. \underline{\underline{the toolmaker}}; \underline{\underline{the point}}
19. How much oil do sunflower seeds \underline{yield} per pound? \underline{\underline{how much oil}}
20. What a wonderful fabric you have \underline{selected} for the upholstery on the sofa and chairs! \underline{\underline{what a wonderful fabric}}