Question

Read the following sentence. The innkeeper gave us warm bedding. Label the sentence parts by placing the correct abbreviation next to the words they represent.

a) S = The innkeeper; V = gave; DO = us; SC = warm bedding
b) S = The; V = innkeeper; IO = gave; DO = us; OC = warm bedding
c) S = The innkeeper; V = gave; IO = us; DO = warm bedding
d) S = The; V = innkeeper; DO = gave us; SC = warm bedding

Answer 1

The correct labeling for the parts of the sentence 'The innkeeper gave us warm bedding' is subject = 'The innkeeper', verb = 'gave', indirect object = 'us', direct object = 'warm bedding'.(option c)

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct label for the sentence parts in 'The innkeeper gave us warm bedding' is reflected in option c): S = The innkeeper; V = gave; IO = us; DO = warm bedding.

This labeling correctly identifies 'The innkeeper' as the subject (S) who performs the action of the sentence, 'gave' as the verb (V) which indicates the action taken by the subject, 'us' as the indirect object (IO) which is the recipient of the action, and 'warm bedding' as the direct object (DO) which is the item being given.