Simple Sentences: Sentence Parts, Verb Tense, and Verb Voice
Question 2 • GA-Literature and Composition I CR
Read the sentence.Unfazed by the morning frenzy before school, dad gave us our lunches before we left.
Answer
A
The sentence is built around the simple subject “school” and simple predicate “left.” It also contains an indirect object “us,” but not a direct object.
B
The sentence is built around the simple subject “morning” and simple predicate “left.” It also contains a direct object “us,” but not an indirect object.
C
The sentence is built around the simple subject “frenzy” and simple predicate “gave us.” But, it does not contain either a direct or indirect object.
D
The sentence is built around the simple subject “dad” and simple predicate “gave.” It also contains both a direct object “lunches” and indirect object “us.”
Explanation
The main clause is “dad gave us our lunches.” Its simple subject is “dad,” and its simple predicate is “gave.” Dad gave something—the “lunches”—so “lunches” is the direct object; he gave them to someone—“us”—so “us” is the indirect object.
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