Exercise 1 : Subject, Verb, Complement and Modifier
Identify the subject, verb, complement, and modifier in each of the following sentences. Remember that not every sentence has a complement or modifier.
1. George / is cooking / dinner / tonight.
Subject / verb / complement / modifier of time
2. Henry and Marcia / have visited / the president.
Subject / verb / complement
3. We / can eat / lunch / in this restaurant / today.
Subject / verb / complement / modifier of place / modifier of time
4. Pat / should have bought / gasoline / yesterday.
Subject / verb / complement / modifier of time
5. Trees / grow.
Subject / verb
6. It / was raining / at seven o’clock this morning.
Subject / verb / modifier of time
7. She / opened / a checking account / at the bank / last week.
Subject / verb / complement / modifier of place / modifier of time
8. Harry / is washing / dishes / right now.
Subject / verb / complement / modifier of time
9. She / opened / her book.
Subject / verb / complement
10. Paul, William, and Mary / were watching / television / a few minutes ago.
Subject / verb / complement / modifier of time
