EXERCISE 3-1 Identifying Verbs, Objects, and Complements
Label the underlined word or word group in the following sentences as action verb (AV), linking verb (LV), helping verb (HV), main verb (MV), direct object (DO), indirect object (IO), or subject complement (SC). Example:
An entrepreneur named Percy Shaw invented reflectors for road signs after seeing a cat’s eyes glowing in his headlights on a foggy night.
An inventor named George de Mestral noticed burrs in his dog’s fur; he then gave the world Velcro.
Many scientists are eager to discover new products.
Accidents have also inspired inventions.
A machine giving off microwave particles melted a chocolate bar, leading to the invention of the microwave oven.