1. complements
DIRECT OBJECTS

2. DIRECT OBJECTS The hailstorm bombarded the picnickers.
A noun or pronoun that follows the action verb
Receives the action of the action verb
Find the verb, determine the subject, then ask whom? or what? after the verb
It will never be part of a prepositional phrase
The hailstorm bombarded the picnickers.
The rugby players are running the ball.
We photographed the players and the coach.
Which bus should I take?
They moved into the mansion.
(No Direct Object)

3. DIRECT OBJECTS—practice
Directions: Underline the Direct Object in each sentence.
Most football players own a football.
Football rivals baseball as the most popular athletic event for spectators in the United States.
Millions of people watch football games on the high school, college, and professional levels.
Halftime shows, with marching bands and alumni gatherings, usually accompany the games.
Football teams usually play eight to sixteen games in a season.
The best of the teams enter post-season playoffs.

4. complements
INDIRECT OBJECTS

5. INDIRECT OBJECTS I gave my brother new skis.
A noun or pronoun that follows the action verb but comes before the direct object
It names the person or thing that something is given to or done for
Find the verb, determine the subject, figure out the direct object, then ask to/for whom? or to/for what? after the verb
It is never part of a prepositional phrase
Not every sentence with a direct object will have an indirect object, but you cannot have an indirect object without a direct object
I gave my brother new skis.
We wrote Sue and Sam letters about our trip.
I gave the conductor our tickets.

6. INDIRECT OBJECTS—practice
Directions: Underline the Direct Object once and the Indirect Object(s) twice in each sentence.
He brought me his old bowling shoes.
Many colleges offer students bowling as an elective course.
The instructor teaches each class the basic rules.
My father lent John and me his bowling balls.
My friend gave me a wrist brace to help keep my wrist straight as I bowled.
Mr. Neil taught us the history of bowling.

7. OBJECTIVE COMPLEMENTS

8. OBJECTIVE COMPLEMENTS
A noun or adjective
Follows the direct object
Describes or renames the direct object
Find the verb, determine the subject, then ask what after the direct object
Never part of a prepositional phrase
She painted her room green.
The coach appointed David captain of the team.

9. OBJECTIVE COMPLEMENTS—practice
Directions: Underline the Direct Object once and circle the Objective Complement in each sentence.
The race made him weak.
The track coach made Brian a sprinter in the meet.
He also called Brian his best distance runner.
The coach classifies Alicia a high jumper.
Alicia made six feet the new school record in the high jump.
The judges considered Alicia a qualifier for the finals.
Qualifying in the event made Alicia happy.
The newspaper named our coach Coach of the Year.

11. PREDICATE NOMINATIVES
complements
PREDICATE NOMINATIVES

12. PREDICATE NOMINATIVES
A noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and identifies, explains, or renames the subject
Never part of a prepositional phrase
The winner of the tournament is our team.
The new captain of the team will be Ally.
Their first choice was you.
The co-captains are you and Ellie.

13. PREDICATE NOMINATIVES—practice
Directions: Underline the Predicate Nominative in each sentence.
A sport is physical exertion for recreation or competition.
From a historical standpoint, the ancient Olympic Games were the birth of organized sports.
About 5,000 years ago, wrestling was essentially a survival skill.
Rugby is a game accidentally invented by students at Rugby School in Rugby, England.
Professional sports in the twentieth century were a profitable business, often involving highly paid athletes.

14. complements
PREDICATE ADJECTIVES

15. PREDICATE ADJECTIVES The swimmer was fast.
An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject
Never part of a prepositional phrase
The swimmer was fast.
The uniforms are green and white.

16. PREDICATE ADJECTIVES—practice
Directions: Underline the Predicate Adjective in each sentence.
Jeannie seemed tired after her swimming lesson.
Swimming is good for strengthening muscles.
The popular freestyle stroke appears easy.
The backstroke is similar to the freestyle stroke.
Leg and arm movements are simultaneous in the breast stroke and the butterfly stroke.
The butterfly stroke appears graceful.