CL110 PRACTICE

Let’s work on these sentences to see how our English knowledge fares. Circle the subject, underline the verb and put parentheses around the direct object.

1. The dog bites the man.

2. The dogs bite the man.

3. The dog bit the man.

4. The dog bites the man on the ankle.

5. The dog bites the man’s friend.

6. The man bites the dog.

Identify subject, verb, direct object, and any prepositional phrases in these sentences.

1. In the latest polls, Mr. Howard leads Mr. Keating.

2. Did you travel to Sydney recently?

3. I will fly to England next fall to work on my thesis.

4. Praise good students for their work.

5. The first departmental seminar will be on March 8th.

6. This student has asked many good questions.

7. The teacher gives good students an apple.