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Indirect Objects (I.O.) ** Advanced Topic
An indirect object is a noun complement that is the recipient of the direct object.

• Paul gave Tammy the ball. * This is an advanced topic. Note: Paul gave the ball to Tammy.
Predicate Nominatives (P.N.)

A predicate nominative is a noun complement following a linking verb.
• Paul is a carpenter.

Predicate Adjectives (P.A.)
A predicate adjective is an adjective complement following a linking verb.

• Paul is tall.
Practice 8A: Sentence Complements. Enter PN or PA to describe the correct complement.

1. D av i d p l ay s t h e d ru m s w e l l.
2. D a v i d i s t h e d r u mme r .
3. D a v id w as t h e k in g .
4. D a v i d w a s h a n d s ome .
5. T h e L o r d i s m y s h e phe r d .
6. P a s to r Ke l l y t h r ew T a m m y th e s o c c er b a l l .
7. T h e L o rd i s m e rc if u l.
8. Th e L o r d l o v es m e.
9. H e c h o s e u s .
10 . T a m m y t a u g h t t h e s t u d e n t s E n g l i s h g r a m m a r .
11 . G o d c h o s e Ta m m y a n d Ke l l y .
12 . G o d c h o s e us f o r H i s pur p o s e s .
13 . H e i s o u r p e ac e .
14 . H e h as d e s t ro y e d t h e b a rr ie r .

Exercise: Writing Practice. Go back and add prepositional phrases to enhance and to give more information in
the sentences above.
Example: 1. David plays the drums well in our church.

Clauses

A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate. There are two types of clauses:
1) independent and 2) dependent (subordinate).

Independent Clauses
An independent clause can stand alone as a sentence.
NOTE: Every sentence must contain at least one independent clause.
Dependent Clauses (Subordinate Clauses)

A dependent clause cannot stand alone as a sentence; it is dependent on something else (an independent
clause). NOTE: Dependent clauses, also called subordinate clauses, are introduced by subordinating

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