Subject complements and direct objects 1

For each sentence, identify the underlined phrase as a subject complement or a direct object.

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Solar flares emit UV radiation.

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The friends’ quarrel was damaging their relationship.

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B.

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Feng shui is the practice of achieving harmony between the physical and the spiritual in one’s environment.

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A well-made advertisement captures viewers’ attention.

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The island’s climate was neither too hot nor too rainy.

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