1. Mrs. Randall was my history *teacher* last year.
A. direct object
B. predicate adjective
C. indirect object
D. predicate nominative
2. She became *skillful* at making gourmet meals.
A. predicate adjective
B. indirect object
C. predicate nominative
D. direct object
3. She makes delicious *desserts* with fresh berries.
A. indirect object
B. predicate adjective
C. direct object
D. predicate nominative
4. Every weekend, Jessica bakes *pies* just for fun.
A. indirect object
B. predicate adjective
C. predicate nominative
D. direct object
5. The old machine was still useful and was loaded with lots of programs.
A. lots
B. old
C. still
D. useful
6. Emily wrote her aunt a *letter* to tell her about the painting she had found.
A. aunt
B. painting
C. she
D. letter
7. Eric's sister was a professional *snowboarder* until she injured her knee.
A. knee
B. sister
C. professional
D. snowboarder
8. Eric bought his sister *flowers* as a thank-you for the snowboard.
A. his
B. flowers
C. sister
D. snowboard
Answer (2)
D; a good way to find predicate nominative is that it essentially describes the subject. Mrs. Randoll being the subject- teacher describes her.
A: A predicate adjective modifies the subject in someway. In this case, she becomes "skillful"
C: A direct object answers the question of what? or who? She makes delicious what? Oh, desserts you say... then this must be a direct object.
D: direct object. Jessica bakes what? Pies!
As an FYI: indirect objects are rare and the sentence has to first have a direct object. So if there's no direct object, you can automatically eliminate IO. An example of one would be: They sent him mail. They is the subject. sent is the verb. And they sent what? "mail" so that's the direct object, making "him" the indirect object. Long story short... learn direct objects... and you won't have to even consider if there's an indirect unless you encounter a sentence that already has a direct, but the question asks about another word.
In the sentences provided, the terms 'predicate nominative,' 'predicate adjective,' 'direct object,' and 'indirect object' are defined with examples. For each sentence, the complements were identified and explained in their respective grammatical context. This breakdown helps in understanding the function of various elements within a sentence.
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