EXERCISE B2–5 Subject complements and direct objects

EXERCISE B2-5Subject complements and direct objects

In the box below each sentence, list the subject complement and direct object in the sentence. If a subject complement or a direct object consists of more than one word, list all of it.

Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.)

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Textbooks are expensive.

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Answer: Subject complement: expensive
EXERCISE B2-5 Subject complements and direct objects Subject complements and direct objects - In the box below each sentence, list the subject complement and direct object in the sentence. If a subject complement or a direct object consists of more than one word, list all of it. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - Textbooks are expensive.

2 of 5

Samurai warriors never fear death.

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Answer: Direct object: death
EXERCISE B2-5 Subject complements and direct objects Subject complements and direct objects - In the box below each sentence, list the subject complement and direct object in the sentence. If a subject complement or a direct object consists of more than one word, list all of it. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - Samurai warriors never fear death.

3 of 5

Successful coaches always praise their players’ efforts.

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Answer: Direct object: their players’ efforts
EXERCISE B2-5 Subject complements and direct objects Subject complements and direct objects - In the box below each sentence, list the subject complement and direct object in the sentence. If a subject complement or a direct object consists of more than one word, list all of it. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - Successful coaches always praise their players’ efforts.

4 of 5

St. Petersburg was the capital of the Russian Empire for two centuries.

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Answer: Subject complement: the capital of the Russian Empire
EXERCISE B2-5 Subject complements and direct objects Subject complements and direct objects - In the box below each sentence, list the subject complement and direct object in the sentence. If a subject complement or a direct object consists of more than one word, list all of it. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - St. Petersburg was the capital of the Russian Empire for two centuries.

5 of 5

The medicine tasted bitter.

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Answer: Subject complement: bitter
EXERCISE B2-5 Subject complements and direct objects Subject complements and direct objects - In the box below each sentence, list the subject complement and direct object in the sentence. If a subject complement or a direct object consists of more than one word, list all of it. Click Submit after each question to see feedback and to record your answer. After you have finished every question, your answers will be submitted to your instructor’s gradebook. You may review your answers by returning to the exercise at any time. (An exercise reports to the gradebook only if your instructor has assigned it.) - The medicine tasted bitter.