Some Questions...for the smart people..lol?

1]Which word is the demonstrative pronoun in the sentence below:


This is the next book in that mystery series.





2]Choose the term that describes the word "caught"


Janie caught the baseball.


a-intransitive verb


b-transitive verb


c-linking verb


d-helping verb





3]Which word is the indirect object in the following sentence:


Pat gave Terry a surprise birthday gift.





4]Which word is the predicate nominative in the following sentence:


William Shakespeare, the author of many sonnets, was also a talented playwright.





5]Which word is the predicate adjective in the sentence below:


The white dog with the fluffy fur looks quite friendly.





6]Choose the term that describes the word chicken:


This brand of dry chicken feed is on clearance.





7]Choose the term that best describes the word "outside"


The sun outside my living room window was blinding.





8]Choose the adjective phrase in the sentence below:


Most plants with petals grow well in sunlight.

Some Questions...for the smart people..lol?
OK, looks like you need a little help figuring out what they are wanting. So I will help you figure it out.





1) The demonstrative pronoun is a pronoun distinctly designating that to which it refers. So what are referring to? The book, right? So what word refers to it?





2) A linking verb and helping very are basically the same, so those are ruled out.


Intransitive verb - A verb that does not need a direct object to complete its meaning.


Transitive verb - A verb that needs a direct object to complete its meaning. Now look at the sentence. What is the verb? What is the object of the verb? So what do you have?





3) An indirect object is the word in a sentence which stands for the person or thing to or for whom something is given.





4) A predicate nominative is a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and refers to the same person or thing as the subject of the verb. William Shakespeare was what? What is the predicate nominative? The part of the sentence that tells what else Shakespeare was.





5) A predicate adjective is an adjective used in the predicate.





6) What describes the word chicken? If you are looking for the word 'chicken' what is the adjective describing it?





7)What word is describing outside?





8) An adjective phrase is a group of words including an adjective and its complements or modifiers that functions as an adjective, as "too openly critical of the administration."





Now you know how to do these so you will not fail the next test. :-)
Reply:1- This


2- Transitive verb


3- Terry


4- a playwright (Not quite sure)


5- quite friendly


6- Unsure (?)


7- blinding


8- Most plants with petal
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