Objects, Object Complements, & Predicate Nouns/Pronouns

Read the following sentence and determine which word is the direct object: "Maria handed her friend a book during class."

• Maria

• friend

• book

• class

Analyze the sentence and identify the indirect object: "The teacher gave the students extra homework for the weekend."

• teacher

• students

• homework

• weekend

Which word in the following sentence is a predicate noun? "After the ceremony, Mr. Lee became the principal."

• ceremony

• Mr. Lee

• principal

• became

In the sentence below, which word functions as the predicate pronoun? "The winner of the contest was she."

• winner

• contest

• was

• she

Identify the object complement in the following sentence: "The committee elected Sarah treasurer."

• committee

• Sarah

• treasurer

• elected

What is the indirect object in this sentence: I sent my cousin a postcard.

• I

• cousin

• postcard

• sent

Given the sentence, "The coach named Alex the captain," explain which word is the object complement and why.

• coach, because it receives the action

• Alex, because it is the direct object

• captain, because it renames the direct object

• named, because it is the verb

Which sentence contains a predicate noun?

• The students finished their homework.

• The winner is John.

• She gave her friend a gift.

• The teacher read the book.

In the sentence, "They consider him trustworthy," what is the function of the word "trustworthy"?

• Direct object

• Indirect object

• Predicate noun

• Object complement

Select the sentence that contains a predicate pronoun.

• The artist painted a mural.

• The winner was he.

• She gave the dog a treat.

• The class elected Maria president.