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1. The jury found the defendant guilty.

6. Smith is a good friend to Jones.

jury = subject Your answer:subject

Smith = subject Your answer: subject

defendant = direct object Your answer: direct

object

friend = subjective complement Your answer:

appositive

guilty = objective complement Your

answer:objective complement

Jones = object of preposition Your answer:

subject

2. What is Joe doing on his birthday?

7. In the driveway sat two old cars.

What = direct object Your answer:

driveway = object of preposition Your answer:

object of preposition

Joe = subject Your answer: subject

cars = subject Your answer: direct object
birthday = object of preposition Your
answer:object of preposition
3. On the day after tomorrow, we will hand Jerry the
keys to his new car.
day = object of preposition Your answer: object
of preposition
tomorrow = object of preposition Your
answer:object of preposition

8. My cousin Jerry prides himself on his collection of

ancient marbles
cousin = subject Your answer:subject
Jerry = appositive Your answer: appositive
himself = direct object Your answer: indirect
object

we = subject Your answer: subject

collection = object of preposition Your answer:

object of preposition

Jerry = indirect object Your answer: indirect

object

marbles = object of preposition Your answer:

object of preposition

winner = appositive Your answer: appositive

9. Bertrand may be nice, but he is also my enemy.

keys = direct object Your answer: direct object

Bertrand = subject Your answer: subject

car = object of preposition Your answer:object of

preposition

nice = subjective complement Your answer:

subjective complement

4.The screen on my monitor seems dull.

he = subject Your answer: subject

screen = subject Your answer:subject

enemy = subjective complement Your answer:

monitor = object of preposition Your

answer:object of preposition

10. The Great Gatsby is my favorite novel by

Fitzgerald.

dull = subjective complement Your

answer:direct object

The Great Gatsby = subject Your answer:

subject

5. The committee elected MacKenzie its new CEO.

novel = subjective complement Your answer:

direct object

committee = subject Your answer: subject

MacKenzie = direct object Your answer: direct
object
CEO = objective complement Your answer:
appositive

Fitzgerald = object of preposition Your

answer:object of preposition

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1. All of my life, I wanted a degree in English from a
good university.

mandate = direct object Your answer: direct

object

life = object of preposition Your answer:

term = object of preposition Your answer:

indirect object

degree = direct object Your answer:

English = object of preposition Your answer:

6. After an unexpected hostile takeover, Jones a

programmer from the lower ranks, became the CEO of
Computer Planet, Inc.

university = object of preposition Your answer:

2. The chief of police told the reporter the facts of the
case.

takeover = object of preposition Your answer:

object of preposition
Jones = subject Your answer: subject

chief = subject Your answer:

police = object of preposition Your answer:
reporter = indirect object Your answer:

programmer = appositive Your answer:

subjective complement
ranks = object of preposition Your answer:
object of preposition

facts = direct object Your answer:

case = object of preposition Your answer:

CEO = subjective complement Your answer:

subjective complement

3. The distraught man sought satisfaction for the brutal

murder of his wife.

Computer Planet, Inc. = object of preposition

Your answer:objective of preposition

man = subject Your answer:

7. Andy Herbert, a computer wizard, was snatched up

right after graduation for a job with the government.

satisfaction = direct object Your answer:

Andy Herbert = subject Your answer:subject
murder = object of preposition Your answer:
wizard = appositive Your answer:appositive
wife = object of preposition Your answer:
4.Apparently, most of the residents of California
consider the new governor a capable leader.

graduation = object of preposition Your answer:

object of preposition

most = subject Your answer:object of preposition

job = object of preposition Your answer: object

of preposition

residents = object of preposition Your

answer:object of preposition

government = object of preposition Your

answer:

California = object of preposition Your answer:

object of preposition

8. CSIs audience can watch the dissection of corpses

by experts in the field of forensic science.

governor = direct object Your answer: indirect

object

audience = subject Your answer: indirect object

dissection = direct object Your answer:Subject

leader = objective complement Your answer:

objective complement
5. The voters gave the president a mandate for his
next term.

corpses = object of preposition Your answer:

direct object
experts = object of preposition Your answer:
object of preposition

voters = subject Your answer: subject

president = indirect object Your answer: indirect
objective

field = object of preposition Your answer:object

of preposition

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science = object of preposition Your
answer:object of preposition
9. At the Olympics, Michael Phelps won gold medals in
a variety of swimming events.

3. After two weeks, the class found Henry quite odd.

weeks = object of preposition (after) Your
answer: objective of preposition
class = subject Your answer: subject

Olympics = object of preposition Your answer:

object of preposition
Michael Phelps = subject Your answer: object of
preposition

Henry = direct object Your answer: indirect

object
odd = objective complement Your answer:
objective complement

medals = direct object Your answer: subject

4. Each deck of cards contains two jokers.
variety = object of preposition Your answer:
direct object

deck = subject Your answer: subject

events = object of preposition Your answer:

object of preposition

cards = object of preposition (of) Your answer:

object of preposition

10. Fortunately, the student in McEldery's class was a

brilliant mathematician.

jokers = direct object Your answer: indirect

object

student = subject Your answer: object of

preposition

5. The students from Oslo were given three prizes for

their hard work.

class = object of preposition Your answer:

subject

students = subject Your answer: subject

mathematician = subjective complement Your

answer: object of preposition

Oslo = object of preposition (from) Your

answer: object of preposition
prizes = retained object Your answer: direct
object

1. For many years, pigeons have carried messages

from one place to another.
years = object of preposition (for) Your answer:
object of preposition

work = object of preposition (for) Your answer:

object of preposition
6. On his fourth trip to England, my youngest brother,
Bill, became a British citizen.

pigeons = subject Your answer: subject

messages = direct object Your answer: direct
object
place = object of preposition (from) Your
answer: object of preposition

trip = object of preposition (on) Your answer:

object of preposition
England = object of preposition (to) Your
answer: object of preposition
brother = subject Your answer: subject

2. Melvin is the best quarterback on the team.

Bill = appositive Your answer: direct object
Melvin = subject Your answer:subject
quarterback = subjective complement Your
answer:subjective complement

citizen = subjective complement Your

answer:subjective complement
7. There are no theaters of any kind in this tiny town.

team = object of preposition (on) Your answer:

objective complement

theaters = subject Your answer:

kind = object of preposition (of) Your answer:
object of preposition

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town = object of preposition (in) Your answer:
object of preposition
8. Coming around the corner was old Mr. Brown, my
former neighbor.
corner = object of preposition (around) Your
answer:object of preposition
Mr. Brown = subject Your answer: appositive
neighbor = appositive Your answer: subject
9. Within two weeks, Nathan sent Mary another letter
with an apology.
weeks = object of preposition (within) Your
answer: object of preposition
Nathan = subject Your answer: subject
Mary = indirect object Your answer: indirect
object
letter = direct object Your answer:
apology = object of preposition (with) Your
answer : object of preposition
10. Upon her return to the courtroom, the lawyer, an
eager young woman, deftly pleaded the case before
the jury.
return = object of preposition (upon) Your
answer: object of preposition
courtroom = object of preposition (to) Your
answer:
lawyer = subject Your answer:subject
woman = appositive Your answer: appositive
case = direct object Your answer:
jury = object of preposition (before) Your
answer: object of preposition