SUBJECT, COMPLEMENT AND OBJECT

Identify the Subject, Object, and Complement.

Label each capitalized word as S (subject), O (object), or C (complement).

1) THE MAN seemed ANXIOUS about the results.

2)The committee elected MARY their CHAIRPERSON.

3) MY FRIEND gave ME a beautiful GIFT.

4)This explanation appears INCORRECT.

5) THEY named the baby SOPHIA.

Rewrite each sentence in active voice.

Identify the subject and object.

1 The final decision was made by the board.

2 The patient was diagnosed with pneumonia by the doctor.

3 The medal was awarded to him by the president.

4 A new law was passed by the parliament.

5 The film was directed by Christopher Nolan.

Identify the complement (subject or object).

1 The plan seems completely unrealistic.

2 She considers herself a perfectionist.

3 They named the street Martin Luther King Avenue.

4 That man is a genius.

5 You made me so happy.

Correct the errors involving subject, object, or complement agreement.

1 The team were the winner of the tournament.

2 She called her manager angrily a liar.

3 It was him who made the final decision.

4 They considered the proposal unacceptable by all means.

5 This kind of situation demand attention.

Choose the grammatically accurate word.

1 The candidate appeared (nervous / nervously) before the panel.

2 We painted the door (red / redness).

• nervous

• nervously

• redness

• red

Label the clause as subject clause, object clause, or complement clause.

1 WHAT HE DECIDED surprised everyone.

2 I didn't know THAT SHE HAD ALREADY LEFT.

3 The issue is COMPLEMENT CLAUSE.

4 THAT SHE PASSED THE EXAM is a relief.

5 She wondered WHY THEY WERE LATE.

Invert subject and object if grammatically possible.

1 The teacher praised the student.

2 The wind shattered the window.

3 A stranger offered me a gift.

4 The police questioned the suspect.

5 The team defeated their rivals.

Rewrite with the same meaning.

1 They found the results disappointing.

2 The board declared the policy unconstitutional.