EXERCISE

Exercise 1 : Subjects, Verb, Complement, and Modifier

1. George is cooking dinner tonight

Ø  George = Subject

Ø  Is Cooking = Verb Phrase

Ø  Dinner = Commplement

Ø  Tonight = Modifier of time

2. Henry and Maria have visited the president

Ø  Henry and Maria = Subject

Ø  Have visited = Verb

Ø  The President = Object

3. 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

4. Pat Should have bought gasoline yesterday

Ø  Pat = Subject

Ø  Should have bought = Verb

Ø  Gasoline = Object

Ø  Yesterday = Modifier of time

5. Trees Grow

Ø  Trees = Subject

Ø  Grow = Verb

6. 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

7. 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

8. Harry is washing dishes right now

Ø  Harry = Subject

Ø  Is Washing= Verb Phrase

Ø  Dishes = Verb

Ø  Right now = Modifier of time

9. She opened her book

Ø  She = Subject

Ø  Opened = Verb

Ø  Her book = Complement

10. 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