Principal Elements of the Sentence

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer.

1. ______are word or words that describe the action or state of being of the subject.
2. A _________ is the person or thing that performs the action indicated by the verb or
that is in the state of being described by the verb.
3. A __________ is the word or words that receive the action indicated by the verb.
4. A _______ is the word or words that complete the meaning of verbs.
5. An __________ is a word that receive the direct object.
6. _________ define, identify, or describe a verb, subject, direct object, indirect object,
complement, or other modifier.

Identify the verbs, direct object and indirect object in the following sentences.
1. The pitcher threw the fielder the ball.
2. The messenger gave Juan an envelope.
3. The hunter shot the deer and cut its antler.
4. Mary refused to knit the sweater for her father.

Complete the following sentences with the appropriate modifiers found in the word
bank.
WORD BANK

lovely Before the sun old down the street red never
sets
beautiful weekly on the table quickly broken through the
window
white Late-night mini on my hand good tall
angry lacy small beautifully dance frightened
local on many streets gently on its cover local silver

1. The _______ bird perched _________ and started singing a _________ tune.
2. An _______ customer slapped his fist _________ because the waitress has gotten his
order wrong.
3. A _______ ______ top and a black ______ skirt goes together ________.
4. ___________, all the children in our ______ village come together to play.
5. Our _______ paper prints only news.
6. _________ television shows _________ movies.
7. Peter ________ repaired the ________ pipe.
8. The girl in the _______ dress walked ___________.
9. Herman’s _____ band was playing ______ _______ music.
10. Bertha’s diary has a blue binding and _______ glitters _________.
11. I _____ met him before but he seems familiar and nice to me.
12. The ______ policeman ________ comforted the ________ child.
13. The light of morning shone ___________.
14. The rain we had yesterday left floods __________ all over the city.
15. The window box Mary planted is full of _______ flowers.

CLAUSE.
In the following sentences, underline the independent clauses.
1. He agreed to join her in the new business, but he had little capital to invest.
2. Although there were enough instruments to go around, their quality was poor.
3. His first remarks were greeted with hesitation, but the audience later began to
applaud.
4. Typewritten papers usually get higher marks than handwritten papers.
In the following sentences, underline the dependent clauses.
1. I walked as fast as possible in order to catch the last train.
2. After her downfall, all mention of her name was forbidden.
3. Pele, the Brazilian football player, scored more goals than any other player in history.
4. Up and down the river, there was solid ice.
5. Fighting the rain, he slowly made his way home.

NOUNS.
Plural forms of nouns.

Singular Plural Singular Plural

1. battery 6. file
2. life 7. handkerchief
3. deliveryman 8. hoof
4. valley 9. baseball
5..gymnastics 10. cactus

Encircle the errors and correct the following sentences in the space provided.
1. Charle’s child receive various gifts from santa claus.
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2. These ox are my brother.
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3. The hamlet is a well known book written by Shakespeares’.
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4. The life of David and Job are exemplary and show how great god’s love is.
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5. The bees buzzes frightened me as I watered the plants.
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6. The philippine tamarraw is an endagered specie.
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7. Rudolph nose is color Red according to the famous song.
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8. Santa claus is a big man with a warm heart.
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9. Several attornie’s are having a special meeting discussing the defendant crime.
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10. An analyses of Darwin life enbaled us to peek into his thoughts and works.
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