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Grade 3 · Lesson 65 — Commas in a series + Commas with conjunctions + Commas with clauses

U1 · Punctuation — the comma system · Commas in a series + Commas with conjunctions + Commas with clauses
Ask the question, then answer. Direct Object: “Verb — what? or whom?” · Linking Verb Predicate (LVP): “Does it DO, or does it link?” · Subject Complement: “Does it tell me about the subject?”

How we did it together — keep looking at this

Thesoupwashot.1Ask: Verb — what? or whom?2Try it — “soup” ✓ — so “soup” is the direct object.3Ask: Does it DO, or does it link?4Try it — “was” ✓ — so “was” is the linking verb predicate.5Ask: Does it tell me about the subject?6Try it — “hot” ✓ — so “hot” is the subject complement.Two questions. Two answers. One sentence — the marks stay.
  1. Find the direct object.
    The boy kicked the ball.
  2. Find the linking verb predicate (lvp).
    The teacher is kind.
  3. Find the subject complement.
    The teacher is kind.
  4. Find the direct object.
    She read the book.
  5. Find the linking verb predicate (lvp).
    They were tired.
  6. Find the subject complement.
    My brother is a doctor.
As-Suffah Academy · Language Arts Lesson 65 worksheet