Grammar exercise worksheet with sentences and answers for identifying sentence components.

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and identify the verb, subject complement, direct object, indirect object, and object complement — just like we’re solving a puzzle together.

We’ll use simple rules:
- Verb = what is happening or being done (action or state of being).
- Subject complement = describes or renames the subject (comes after linking verbs like “is”, “looked”, “should be”).
- Direct object = receives the action of the verb (answers “what?” or “whom?” after the verb).
- Indirect object = tells to whom or for whom the action is done (usually comes before the direct object).
- Object complement = describes or renames the direct object (comes after it).

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1. George is the captain.
→ Verb: “is” (linking verb)
→ Subject complement: “the captain” (renames George)
→ No objects here — it’s not an action verb.

2. The judge pronounced the judgment.
→ Verb: “pronounced” (action)
→ Direct object: “the judgment” (what was pronounced?)
→ No indirect object or complement.

3. My sister looked worried.
→ Verb: “looked” (here it’s a linking verb, meaning “appeared”)
→ Subject complement: “worried” (describes my sister)
→ No objects.

4. Parents should be kind to their children.
→ Verb: “should be” (linking verb phrase)
→ Subject complement: “kind” (describes parents)
→ “to their children” is a prepositional phrase — not an object.

5. Mother brought us tea.
→ Verb: “brought” (action)
→ Indirect object: “us” (to whom did she bring tea?)
→ Direct object: “tea” (what did she bring?)
→ No complement.

6. The officer asked him several questions.
→ Verb: “asked”
→ Indirect object: “him” (to whom were questions asked?)
→ Direct object: “several questions” (what was asked?)
→ Note: Some might argue “him” is direct object if you think “asked him” as in questioned him — but in this context, “questions” is clearly the thing being asked, so “him” is indirect.

Actually — let’s double-check:
If you say “I asked him a question,” then “him” = indirect, “a question” = direct. Same here. So yes — correct.

7. Let us send him our greetings.
→ Verb: “send” (main action; “let” is auxiliary/helping verb)
→ Indirect object: “him” (to whom are we sending greetings?)
→ Direct object: “our greetings” (what are we sending?)
→ “Let us” is imperative structure — “us” is part of the subject (“we”), not an object.

Wait — actually, in “Let us send...”, “us” is the object of “let”. But since the main verb we’re analyzing is “send”, we focus on that.
So for “send”:
→ Verb: send
→ Indirect object: him
→ Direct object: our greetings

But technically, “let” has its own object: “us”. However, the instruction says to analyze the whole sentence — so maybe we should note both? Let’s stick with the main clause verb “send” for clarity, since “let” is more of a helper here.

Actually, better approach: In grammar exercises like this, they usually want the main verb of the core action. So “send” is the key verb. We’ll go with that.

8. We should keep our surroundings clean.
→ Verb: “keep” (action)
→ Direct object: “our surroundings” (what are we keeping?)
→ Object complement: “clean” (describes the surroundings — how are we keeping them?)
→ “should” is helping verb — included in verb phrase if needed, but often just “keep” is listed.

In answer key style, they may write “should keep” as verb. Let’s check pattern from given answers — in #4 they wrote “should be” as verb. So here too:
→ Verb: should keep
→ Direct object: our surroundings
→ Object complement: clean

9. My aunt has brought me a computer.
→ Verb: “has brought” (present perfect tense)
→ Indirect object: “me” (to whom was computer brought?)
→ Direct object: “a computer” (what was brought?)
→ No complement.

10. The class elected Martin their monitor.
→ Verb: “elected”
→ Direct object: “Martin” (who was elected?)
→ Object complement: “their monitor” (what position was he elected to? Renames/describes Martin)
→ No indirect object.

11. Our visit made the host happy.
→ Verb: “made”
→ Direct object: “the host” (who was made happy?)
→ Object complement: “happy” (how was the host made? Describes the host)
→ No indirect object.

12. This book is interesting.
→ Verb: “is” (linking verb)
→ Subject complement: “interesting” (describes the book)
→ No objects.

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Now let’s compile all answers neatly, matching the format shown in the sample answers (like #1–5 already solved):

Final Answer:

1. Verb – is; subject complement – the captain
2. Verb – pronounced; direct object – the judgment
3. Verb – looked; subject complement – worried
4. Verb – should be; subject complement – kind
5. Verb – brought; direct object – tea; indirect object – us
6. Verb – asked; indirect object – him; direct object – several questions
7. Verb – send; indirect object – him; direct object – our greetings
8. Verb – should keep; direct object – our surroundings; object complement – clean
9. Verb – has brought; indirect object – me; direct object – a computer
10. Verb – elected; direct object – Martin; object complement – their monitor
11. Verb – made; direct object – the host; object complement – happy
12. Verb – is; subject complement – interesting