Exercise 1 : Subject, Verb, Complement, and Modifier
1. George is cooking dinner tonight.
Subject = George
verb = Is cooking
phrase complement = Dinner
modifier of time = Tonigth
2. Henry and Marcia have visited the president.
subject = Henry and Marcia
verb = have visited
phrase complement = the president.
3. We can eat lunch in this restaurant today.
subject modal verb complement modifier of place modifier of time
subject = We
modal = can
verb = eat
complement = lunch
modifier of place = in this restaurant
modifier of time = today
4. Pat should have bought gasoline yesterday.
Subject = Pat
Verb = should have bought
Phrase = gasoline
Complement modifier of time = yesterday
5. Trees grow.
Subject = Trees
Verb = grow.
6. It was raining at seven o’clock this morning.
Subject = It
Verb = was raining
Phrase modifier of time = at seven o’clock this morning.
7. She opened a checking account at the bank last week.
Subject = She
Verb = opened
Complement = a checking account
modifier of place = at the bank
modifier of time = last week
8. Harry is washing dishes right now.
Subject = Harry
verb = is washing
phrase complement = dishes
modifier of time = right now.
9. She opened her book.
Subject = She
Verb = opened
Complement = her book.
10. Paul, William, and Marry were watching television a few minutes ago.
Subject = Paul, William, and Marry
Verb = were watching
phrase complement = television
modifier of time = a few minutes ago
