The Sentence Simplified

Mr. Steel

I. Circle the subject, underline the verb, and put an "X" through the object in each of the following sentences:

1. The teacher wept bitterly about the grammar problems of his students.

2. The student worked fastidiously to improve his grammar.

3. The young lady did so many grammar assignments for Mr. Steel that she passed out from exhaustion.

4. At the end of the year, the students made a large celebratory pyre of all their grammar assignments.

5. The lord of the dance failed his grammar test.

6. I hate studying grammar.

7. King Kong never had to learn his grammar lessons.

II. Circle the subject, underline the verb, and put an "X" through the complement in each of the following sentences:

1. Gilligan's Island was a very stupid show.

2. Mr. Steel's hair was noticeably absent from his head.

3. The philosopher's existential angst knew no boundaries.

4. The student was uncertain about his grade point average.

5. The pug dog was certainly very ugly and misshapen.

III. Fill in the following table:

Part of Speech	Example (underlined in a sentence of your own).
Transitive Verb
Interjection
Relative Pronoun
Interrogative Pronoun
Adverb
	Abraham died.
	I, you, he, she, we, they, me, you, him, her, us, them
Demonstrative Pronoun
Preposition
Linking Verb
	myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself
	any, some, each, every, few, everyone, everybody, someone, somebody
Reciprocal Pronoun
Adjective