Booster Parts of a Sentence | Simulator 8

Booster Parts of a Sentence | Simulator 8

Parts of a Sentence — Simulator 8

Parts of a Sentence — Simulator 8

Level 8 / 10 • embedded clauses • double-object traps

Choose the direct object of the MAIN verb in each sentence. Ignore details inside dependent clauses.

1) Find the main verb
2) Ask: what / whom?
3) Ignore object complements and agents

1. the committee informed the staff that the policy had been revised.

  • the committee
  • the staff
  • the policy
  • that the policy had been revised

2. the nurse considered the patient stable after the medication was given.

  • the nurse
  • the patient
  • stable
  • the medication

3. the instructor assigned the students a complex research project.

  • a complex research project
  • the students
  • the instructor
  • research

4. the proposal that was submitted yesterday impressed the board.

  • the proposal
  • yesterday
  • the board
  • was submitted

5. the manager believes the results will be analyzed soon.

  • the manager
  • the results will be analyzed soon
  • the results
  • soon

6. the doctor made the diagnosis clear to the family.

  • the doctor
  • clear
  • the family
  • the diagnosis

7. the students said that the instructions were confusing, but the professor clarified the requirements.

  • the requirements
  • the instructions
  • the professor
  • clarified

8. the nurse told the patient that the results had been explained.

  • the patient
  • the results
  • that the results had been explained
  • the nurse

9. the supervisor expected the project to be completed on time.

  • the supervisor
  • the project
  • to be completed
  • on time

10. the report that the analyst prepared convinced the investors.

  • the analyst
  • the report
  • convinced
  • the investors

Your Score

Level 8 Review — Advanced Object Patterns

  • Direct object can be a clause (that + clause).
  • Indirect object ≠ direct object (told the patient…).
  • Object complement ≠ object (made the diagnosis clear).
  • Ignore relative clauses (that was submitted…).
  • In two-clause sentences, identify the main verb first.

If you struggle here, the problem is not grammar — it is clause recognition.