Booster Parts of a Sentence | Simulator 5

Booster Parts of a Sentence | Simulator 5

Parts of a Sentence — Simulator 5

Parts of a Sentence — Simulator 5

Level 5 / 10 • advanced direct object patterns • balanced answers

Choose the direct object in each sentence. Some direct objects are phrases or clauses.

rule: find the verb → ask what? or whom?
warning: don’t choose an adjective that only describes the object (object complement).

1. the manager considered the proposal unrealistic.

  • the manager
  • the proposal
  • unrealistic
  • considered

2. the teacher gave the students detailed instructions.

  • the teacher
  • gave
  • the students
  • detailed instructions

3. the nurse recommended taking the medication with food.

  • taking the medication
  • with food
  • the medication
  • the nurse

4. the company announced the new policy during the meeting.

  • the company
  • during the meeting
  • the new policy
  • announced

5. the instructor explained that the exam would change next year.

  • the instructor
  • that the exam would change next year
  • the exam
  • next year

6. the doctor ordered blood tests and an ultrasound.

  • the doctor
  • ordered
  • blood tests
  • blood tests and an ultrasound

7. the supervisor believes the plan is effective.

  • the supervisor
  • effective
  • the plan is effective
  • the plan

8. the professor expects the students to submit the assignment tomorrow.

  • the students
  • the professor
  • the assignment
  • tomorrow

9. the nurse observed that the patient was improving.

  • the nurse
  • that the patient was improving
  • the patient
  • was improving

10. the nurse made the patient comfortable.

  • the nurse
  • made
  • comfortable
  • the patient

Your Score

Answer Key

1) the proposal
2) detailed instructions
3) taking the medication
4) the new policy
5) that the exam would change next year
6) blood tests and an ultrasound
7) the plan is effective
8) the students
9) that the patient was improving
10) the patient

review — level 5 direct object patterns

At this level, direct objects can be more than one word. If you only pick a single noun inside a larger phrase, you will miss the correct answer.

what a direct object can look like

  • noun phrase: the new policy
  • compound noun phrase: blood tests and an ultrasound
  • gerund phrase: taking the medication
  • clause object: that the exam would change next year
  • infinitive pattern: expects the students to submit… (object = the students)

high-frequency traps

  • indirect object: gave the students instructions (students ≠ direct object)
  • object complement: made the patient comfortable (comfortable ≠ direct object)
  • inside-the-clause trap: picking “the exam” instead of the full clause
Quick check: after the verb, your answer should complete this sentence: “they verb ___.” If it sounds incomplete, you probably picked only part of the object.