Study guide · Weekly Quiz 29 — Grade 3
Grade 1 grammar · quiz is on Lesson 130 ·
this went home after Lesson 129
For the parent. Your child has been learning about direct object, linking verb predicate (lvp), subject complement, phrases, objects of prepositions, prepositions, subject, action verb predicate (avp). There is a short quiz tomorrow. It is low stakes and not graded — it is so the teacher can see who needs a little more help.
For you. Tomorrow's quiz is about direct object, linking verb predicate (lvp), subject complement, phrases, objects of prepositions, prepositions, subject, action verb predicate (avp). Here is what is on it.
Direct object
What your child has been taught to say:
A direct object is the thing that receives the action.
The question they ask themselves:
“Verb — what? or whom?”
The boy kicked the ball. → direct object
Ask “Verb — what? or whom?” — it works, so it is direct object.
the red ball → direct object
Ask “Verb — what? or whom?” — it works, so it is direct object.
Watch for this: Finds a direct object where there is none — “He ran WHAT? There is no answer, so there is no direct object.”
Lvp
What your child has been taught to say:
A linking verb predicate (lvp) is a verb that links instead of acting.
The question they ask themselves:
“Does it DO, or does it link?”
The teacher is kind. → linking verb predicate (lvp)
Ask “Does it DO, or does it link?” — it works, so it is linking verb predicate (lvp).
seems → linking verb predicate (lvp)
Ask “Does it DO, or does it link?” — it works, so it is linking verb predicate (lvp).
Watch for this: Calls a linking verb an action verb — “What did they DO? Nothing — it is telling you what they ARE.”
Subject complement
What your child has been taught to say:
A subject complement is the word after a linking verb that tells about the subject.
The question they ask themselves:
“Does it tell me about the subject?”
The teacher is kind. → subject complement
Ask “Does it tell me about the subject?” — it works, so it is subject complement.
a teacher → subject complement
Ask “Does it tell me about the subject?” — it works, so it is subject complement.
Watch for this: Confuses the complement with a direct object — “Is the verb DOING something to it, or telling you what the subject IS?”
Try these together
These are new sentences — your child has not seen them. Five minutes is plenty.
The child drew a house.
He filled the jug.
The morning was still.
The path seems steep.
The room is warm.
She is a sailor.
Answers — for the grown-up helping
| 1 | the direct object |
| 2 | the direct object |
| 3 | the linking verb predicate (lvp) |
| 4 | the linking verb predicate (lvp) |
| 5 | the subject complement |
| 6 | the subject complement |
If it is hard: Pick up any book and read one sentence together. Ask the question in the blue box about one word in it. Five minutes is plenty — and if it is still hard tomorrow, please tell the teacher; there is a practice sheet for exactly this.