Question

Identify the sentence parts by placing the red abbreviations in their correct locations. Put parentheses around the prepositional phrases. Identify the subject, verb, and any complements (direct object, indirect object, subject complement, objective complement).

Sandyś throw to first was short.

Answer 1

Let's break this sentence down:

Sandy's throw to first base was short.

• Prepositional phrases: There is one prepositional phrase: to first base since there is a preposition (to) and an object (first base) altogether.

• The subject is Sandy's throw.

• The verb within the sentence is was.

• There is one complement in the sentence which is subject compliment: short. Remember that subject complements give us more information about the subject and they usually occur after linking verbs (seem, be, become) and, in this sentence, the subject complement is preceded by the verb was.