Grade 3 · Lesson 85 — Clauses and commas

U2 · Level Four — Clauses · Clauses and commas · student sheet is G1_L85_Worksheet.html
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?”

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Thereisathird,thebeingverbkind,butitismorerare,andwedonotstudyitinthisbook.1Ask: Verb — what? or whom?2Try it — “book” ✓ — so “book” is the direct object.3Ask: Does it DO, or does it link?4Try it — “is” ✓ — so “is” is the linking verb predicate.5Ask: Does it tell me about the subject?6Try it — “kind” ✓ — so “kind” is the subject complement.Two questions. Two answers. One sentence — the marks stay.
Before you mark: REVIEW DAY. Choose the focus from the last assessment, not from a plan made months ago — then use this sheet on it. No new content — the focus comes from the last assessment, not from a plan made months ago.
  1. Find the direct object.
    The boy kicked the ball.
    the direct object in “The boy kicked the ball.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  2. Find the linking verb predicate (lvp).
    The teacher is kind.
    the linking verb predicate (lvp) in “The teacher is kind.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  3. Find the subject complement.
    The teacher is kind.
    the subject complement in “The teacher is kind.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  4. Find the direct object.
    She read the book.
    the direct object in “She read the book.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  5. Find the linking verb predicate (lvp).
    The soup was hot.
    the linking verb predicate (lvp) in “The soup was hot.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
  6. Find the subject complement.
    My brother is a doctor.
    the subject complement in “My brother is a doctor.”
    Straightforward — the answer is the whole story.
Secure looks like: Answers the right question for each item without prompting, and self-corrects when they realize they answered the previous one.
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