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The document provides exercises for students to practice identifying different types of complements in sentences, including direct objects, indirect objects, subject complements, and object complements. It contains four tasks - circling objects, underlining subject complements, circling subject and object complements, and identifying different complements in additional sentences.

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Complements Writing Practice 1 - 231125 - 093433

The document provides exercises for students to practice identifying different types of complements in sentences, including direct objects, indirect objects, subject complements, and object complements. It contains four tasks - circling objects, underlining subject complements, circling subject and object complements, and identifying different complements in additional sentences.

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Teachers’ Training College / Laghouat ‫المدرســــة العلــــيا لألساتـــذة باألغــــــواط‬

English Departement ‫قسم االنجليزية‬ 1

Date: Nov 25th 2023 A. Gasmi

Complements / Writing (PRACTICE)

TASK ONE: Circle the direct object ( DO ) and underline the indirect object ( IO ) in each
of the following sentences.

1. My grandmother gave my brother and me her copy of that book.

 2. No book can match a real garden. DO


 3. My grandmother made me a wreath of flowers and vines. IO
 4. I hung my wreath on my bedroom door at home. IO
 5. Grandmother’s garden attracts many visitors.
 6. We are building in Grandmother’s garden a bench.
 7. Did the judge give Julio and Tina their blue ribbons?
 8. Send Grandpa his birthday present on Monday.
 9. Goldfish eagerly ate insects and bits of food on the surface.

TASK TWO: Underline the Subject Complement in each sentence , then, identify whether it
is a predicate nominative ( PN ) or predicate adjective ( PA ). A sentence may have more
than one PN / PA.

 1. Even after thirty years, he was still a detective and consultant.


 2. That stone is very shiny. PA
 PN
 3. Dinner will be the leftovers from last night.
 4. The boxes were practically full.
 5. The work was hard but necessary
 6. This is a painting by Pablo Picasso.
 7. The car was fast but unreliable.
 8. In a breeze, the wind chimes sound cheerful.
 9. The castle on stage appeared real in the soft light.
 10. Her main interests are horses, books, and art.
 11. One of the main reasons for the move was the need for more space.
 12. Trees grow tall in this climate.
 13. Aunt Donna is a world traveler but also a devoted Californian.
 14. The best store at the mall is probably Trivial Trinkets or The Mystery Tour.
 15. The only one left was he.
 16. The chairperson will be Eric Dunn, Amber Johnson, you, or I.
 17. Be careful!
 18. Does something smell sweet to you?
 19. Wasn’t his father a surgeon?
 20. Aren’t the vegetables beautiful today?
 21. How funny that story was!
 22. Wasn’t the explorer’s search for a new land difficult?
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TASK THREE: Circle the complement and state whether it is subject complement ( SC ) or
object complement ( OC ) .

1. We elected Gopal President. Object Complement

2. They named the boy Aryan. 7. He looked upset. 12. We consider the matter urgent.

3. The jury found him guilty 8. We found the house abandoned. 13. She is an engineer.

4. They found the town deserted. 9. The noise drove him mad. 14. That sounds interesting.

5. That book made her famous. 10. He painted the car red. 15. They called me stupid.

6. He thought the plan unviable. 11. He remained a bachelor. 16. The medicine tastes nasty.

TASK FOUR: Identify the ( DO ) / ( IO ) / ( SC – PN or PA ) / ( OC ) in these sentences:

1. The short man has bought his son some crayons from the stationery shop.

2. The driver has just shown the policeman his driving license.

3. The nurse gave the patient some medicine.

4. My uncle brought me a bouquet of flowers last week.

5. George is the captain

6. The judge pronounced the judgment.

7. My sister looked worried.

8. Parents should be kind to their children.

9. Mother brought us tea.

10. The officer asked him several questions.

11. Let us send him our greetings.

12. My aunt has brought me a computer.

13. He has never told his brother the secret.

14. Her mother cooked her some congee.

15. No one in the street has ever given the blind woman any help.

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