Chapter 279. Exercise B2-7

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You must read each slide, and complete any questions on the slide, in sequence.

Exercise B2-7

Subject complements and direct objects

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Click on Subject complement if the underlined word or word group is the subject complement of the verb; click on Direct object if the underlined word group is the direct object of the verb.

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Example

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Correct. Meat eaters is the subject complement. It follows the linking verb are and renames the subject, Lions. For more help, see section B2-b.

Sorry. Meat eaters is the subject complement following the linking verb are. (When the main verb is a form of be—be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been—the verb is never followed by a direct object.) For more help, see section B2-b.

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Correct. Six sides is the direct object of the verb has. For more help, see section B2-b.

Sorry. Six sides is the direct object of the verb has. A subject complement follows a linking verb such as is or was and renames or describes the subject. For more help, see section B2-b.

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Correct. The adjective ready is the subject complement. It follows the linking verb will be and describes the subject, I. For more help, see section B2-b.

Sorry. The adjective ready is a subject complement. It follows the linking verb will be and describes the subject, I. Adjectives can never serve as direct objects. For more help, see section B2-b.

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Question

Correct. The adjective healthier is the subject complement. It follows the linking verb looks and describes the subject, father. (Look is a linking verb when it suggests a state of being rather than an action.) For more help, see section B2-b.

Sorry. The adjective healthier is a subject complement. It follows the linking verb looks and describes the subject, father. (Look is a linking verb when it suggests a state of being rather than an action.) A direct object must be a noun or a pronoun, never an adjective. For more help, see section B2-b.

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Correct. A two-year service commitment is the direct object of the verb requires. For more help, see section B2-b.

Sorry. A two-year service commitment is the direct object of the verb requires. A subject complement must follow a linking verb (such as is, was, or seems), and requires is not a linking verb. For more help, see section B2-b.

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Correct. The job is the direct object of the verb accepted. For more help, see section B2-b.

Sorry. The job is the direct object of the verb accepted. A subject complement follows a linking verb (such as is or was), and accepted is not a linking verb. For more help, see section B2-b.

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Correct. Uncertain is the subject complement. It follows the linking verb was and describes the subject, future. For more help, see section B2-b.

Sorry. Uncertain is a subject complement. It follows the linking verb was and describes the subject, future. For more help, see section B2-b.

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Correct. His dishes is the direct object of the verb washes. For more help, see section B2-b.

Sorry. His dishes is the direct object of the verb washes. A subject complement follows a linking verb such as is or was, and washes is not a linking verb. For more help, see section B2-b.

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Correct. An expression of freedom is the subject complement. It follows the linking verb is and renames the subject, Dancing. For more help, see section B2-b.

Sorry. An expression of freedom is a subject complement. It follows the linking verb is and renames the subject, Dancing. (When the main verb is a form of be—be, am, is, are, was, were, being, been—the verb is never followed by a direct object.) For more help, see section B2-b.

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Correct. High amounts of omega-3 fatty acids is the direct object of the verb contains. For more help, see section B2-b.

Sorry. High amounts of omega-3 fatty acids is the direct object of the verb contains. A subject complement follows a linking verb such as is or was and renames or describes the subject. For more help, see section B2-b.

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