Subject-Verb-Complement

EXERCISE 4
Expand these sentences by adding a suitable expansion.

EXERCISE 1
Underline the complements in these sentences.

1. My grandfather danced
2. Out teacher stood
3. Nordin swam
4. The couple quarrelled
5. The boys fought
6. My grandfather danced
7. Mr.Lim slept
8. The tree fell
9. The boys played football
10. Kamal walked
(For how long) (Where) (When)

1. Mrs. Jones was angry.

2. That man is my dentist.
3. She has a cor.
4. The bracelets are beautiful and expensive
5. They had three houses.
6. Rita's mother does her work well.
7. That salesgirl is my cousin.
8. My cot is very cute.
EXERCISE 2
Make these sentences complete by adding suitable complements
1. The maid is_
2. We were_
3. The officer was _
4. I am__
5. My grandfather has _
6. Mr. and Mrs. Tan hod _
7. Our parents have__
8. Those hawkers are__
9. It was _______
1O. My two brothers do ____
Subject- Verb - Expansion (S-V-E)
EXERCISE 3
Underline the expansions in these sentences.
1. A child cried in the night. (When)
2. That cat ran into the house. (Where)
J. The clown joked for an hour (For how long)
4. All people clapped loudly. (How)
5. The telephone rang for a long time. (For how long)
6. They arrived at six o'clock. (When)
7. The terrorists hid in the jungle. (Where)
8. The children played happily. (How)
9. We stood on the beach. (Where)

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EXERCISE 5
Complete sentences using SVE (How, Where, When)

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Salina ran
The singer sang
Fairul drove
The boys played
Jim slept
It rained
The baby cried

Subject-Verb-Object-Expansion
EXERCISE 6
Underline the object.
1. They sold cakes by the roadside last night.
2. She bought a dress at the supermarket last week.
3.The girls arranged the books neatly on the shelves.
4. My mother cut the vegetables carefully in the kitchen.
5.You bought the house in Tawau last month.
6. They watched the movie at the cinema yesterday.

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10. The examination started on Monday. (When)