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Sentence Analysis (with bold elements)

1. The cat chased the mouse.

Subject: The cat

Verb: chased

Object: the mouse

2. She is a teacher.

Subject: She

Verb: is

Complement (SC): a teacher

3. They play football every Sunday.

Subject: They

Verb: play

Object: football

Adverbial (time): every Sunday

4. The dog barked loudly.

Subject: The dog

Verb: barked

Adverbial (manner): loudly

5. We visited Paris last year.

Subject: We

Verb: visited

Object: Paris

Adverbial (time): last year

6. John gave Mary a gift.

Subject: John

Verb: gave

Indirect Object: Mary

Direct Object: a gift

7. The baby is sleeping.

Subject: The baby

Verb: is sleeping

8. My brother became a doctor.

Subject: My brother

Verb: became

Complement (SC): a doctor

9. They are very happy.

Subject: They

Verb: are

Complement (SC): very happy

10. The train arrived late.

Subject: The train

Verb: arrived

Adverbial (time): late

11. I bought a new phone yesterday.

Subject: I

Verb: bought

Object: a new phone

Adverbial (time): yesterday

12. The children are playing in the park.

Subject: The children

Verb: are playing

Adverbial (place): in the park

13. Sarah reads books quietly.

Subject: Sarah

Verb: reads

Object: books

Adverbial (manner): quietly

14. The sun rises in the east.

Subject: The sun

Verb: rises

Adverbial (place): in the east

15. The teacher gave us homework.

Subject: The teacher

Verb: gave

Indirect Object: us

Direct Object: homework

16. My father drives carefully.

Subject: My father

Verb: drives

Adverbial (manner): carefully

17. The movie was interesting.

Subject: The movie

Verb: was

Complement (SC): interesting

18. I sent her an email.

Subject: I

Verb: sent

Indirect Object: her

Direct Object: an email

19. Birds fly in the sky.

Subject: Birds

Verb: fly

Adverbial (place): in the sky

20. He speaks English fluently.

Subject: He

Verb: speaks

Object: English

Adverbial (manner): fluently

21. The meeting starts at nine.

Subject: The meeting

Verb: starts

Adverbial (time): at nine

22. The soup tastes delicious.

Subject: The soup

Verb: tastes

Complement (SC): delicious

23. They painted the door red.

Subject: They

Verb: painted

Object: the door

Complement (OC): red

24. The manager appointed Sara team leader.

Subject: The manager

Verb: appointed

Object: Sara

Complement (OC): team leader

25. The news made him sad.

Subject: The news

Verb: made

Object: him

Complement (OC): sad

26. We consider the plan risky.

Subject: We

Verb: consider

Object: the plan

Complement (OC): risky

27. The lake looked calm at dusk.

Subject: The lake

Verb: looked

Complement (SC): calm

Adverbial (time): at dusk

28. The package arrived on time.

Subject: The package

Verb: arrived

Adverbial (time): on time

29. Our team won the match yesterday.

Subject: Our team

Verb: won

Object: the match

Adverbial (time): yesterday

30. The kids kept quiet during the show.

Subject: The kids

Verb: kept

Complement (SC): quiet

Adverbial (time/place): during the show

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