Sentence Parsing Practice - Iwo Jima

Identify any verb(s) in the following sentence:

In early 1945, U.S. military command sought control of the island of Iwo Jima in advance of the projected aerial campaign against the Japanese home islands.

• advance

• control

• sought

• projected

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1E

CCSS.L.1.4C

CCSS.L.2.6

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.4.1B

Identify any subject(s) in the following sentence:

In early 1945, U.S. military command sought control of the island of Iwo Jima in advance of the projected aerial campaign against the Japanese home islands.

• U.S. military command

• military command

• U.S.

• command

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

Identify any direct object(s) in the following sentence:

In early 1945, U.S. military command sought control of the island of Iwo Jima in advance of the projected aerial campaign against the Japanese home islands.

• U.S. military command

• control

• island

• There are no objects in this sentence.

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.3.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

Which of the following are adverbial prepositional phrases that appear in the following sentence?

In early 1945, U.S. military command sought control of the island of Iwo Jima in advance of the projected aerial campaign against the Japanese home islands.

• against the Japanese home islands

• In early 1945

• of the island

• in advance

Tags

CCSS.L.3.1G

Which of the following are adjectival prepositional phrases that appear in the following sentence?

In early 1945, U.S. military command sought control of the island of Iwo Jima in advance of the projected aerial campaign against the Japanese home islands.

• against the Japanese home islands

• in advance

• of the island

• In early 1945

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.7.1A

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

Which of the following are adjectives that appear in the following sentence?

In early 1945, U.S. military command sought control of the island of Iwo Jima in advance of the projected aerial campaign against the Japanese home islands.

• early

• against

• U.S.

• projected

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

How many articles appear in the following sentence?

In early 1945, U.S. military command sought control of the island of Iwo Jima in advance of the projected aerial campaign against the Japanese home islands.

• 2

• 3

• 5

• None

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1H

How many prepositions appear in the following sentence?

In early 1945, U.S. military command sought control of the island of Iwo Jima in advance of the projected aerial campaign against the Japanese home islands.

• 5

• 3

• 6

• 4

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1I

CCSS.L.4.1E

CCSS.L.5.1A

CCSS.L.K.1E

How many adjectives appear in the following sentence?

In early 1945, U.S. military command sought control of the island of Iwo Jima in advance of the projected aerial campaign against the Japanese home islands.

• 7

• 6

• 8

• 5

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1F

CCSS.L.2.1E

Identify the structure of the following sentence.

In early 1945, U.S. military command sought control of the island of Iwo Jima in advance of the projected aerial campaign against the Japanese home islands.

• Simple

• Compound

• Complex

• Compound / Complex

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1J

CCSS.L.2.1F

CCSS.L.3.1I

CCSS.L.7.1B