Exercise 1 : Subjects, Verb, Complement, and Modifier
- George is cooking dinner tonight
Ø George = Subject
Ø Is Cooking = Verb Phrase
Ø Dinner = Commplement
Ø Tonight = Modifier of time
- Henry and Maria have visited the president
Ø Henry and Maria = Subject
Ø Have visited = Verb
Ø The President = Object
- We can eat lunch in this restaurant today
Ø We = Subject
Ø Can eat lunch = Verb
Ø In this restaurant = Modifier of place
Ø Today = Modifier of time
- Pat Should have bought gasoline yesterday
Ø Pat = Subject
Ø Should have bought = Verb
Ø Gasoline = Object
Ø Yesterday = Modifier of time
- Trees Grow
Ø Trees = Subject
Ø Grow = Verb
- It was raining at seven o’clock this morning
Ø It = Subject
Ø Was Raining = Verb Phrase
Ø At sven o’clock = Modifier of time
Ø Morning = Modifier of time
- She opnend a checking account at the bank last week
Ø She = Subject
Ø Opened a Checking account = verb
Ø At the bank = Modifier of place
Ø Last week = Modifier of time
- Harry is washing dishes right now
Ø Harry = Subject
Ø Is Washing= Verb Phrase
Ø Dishes = Verb
Ø Right now = Modifier of time
- She opened her book
Ø She = Subject
Ø Opened = Verb
Ø Her book = Complement
- Paul, William, and Marry were watching television a few minutes ago.
Ø Paul, Wiliiam, and Marry = Subject
Ø Were watching = Verb phrase
Ø Television = Complements
Ø A few Minutes ago = Modifier of tim