Parts of a Sentence | Simulators 2
Parts of a Sentence — Simulator 2
Instructions: Identify the correct part of the sentence.
Focus on longer sentences. Ignore extra phrases and find the real subject and main verb.
Example: The report from the emergency department was completed at 8:00 p.m.
- Subject: report
- Verb: was completed
- Extra: from the emergency department
1. What is the main subject?
The group of nurses works overnight.
- A. group
- B. nurses
- C. works
- D. overnight
2. What is the verb phrase?
The patient has been waiting for hours.
- A. The patient
- B. has been waiting
- C. for hours
- D. waiting
3. What is the object?
The instructor graded the exams yesterday.
- A. instructor
- B. graded
- C. the exams
- D. yesterday
4. Which is a modifier?
The nurse spoke softly.
- A. nurse
- B. spoke
- C. softly
- D. the nurse spoke
5. What is the complement?
The patient is comfortable.
- A. patient
- B. is
- C. comfortable
- D. is comfortable
6. Which sentence is complete?
- A. The patient in pain.
- B. The patient is in pain.
- C. Is in pain the patient.
- D. Because the patient is in pain.
7. What is the core sentence?
The nurse in the ER quickly checked the patient.
- A. The ER quickly checked
- B. The nurse checked the patient
- C. Quickly checked the patient
- D. In the ER
8. Which is extra information?
The chart on the table is updated.
- A. chart
- B. on the table
- C. is
- D. updated
9. Identify correct structure:
The student finished the test early.
- A. student / finished / test / early
- B. test / early / student
- C. early / finished / student
- D. finished / student / early
10. Which word controls the verb?
The box of supplies is heavy.
- A. box
- B. supplies
- C. heavy
- D. is
Your Score
Refresher — Key Strategy
- Ignore prepositional phrases first
- Find subject and verb
- Identify object or complement
- Modifiers = extra detail
- Core structure wins every time