Sentence of the Day

Day 1 Prompt: Find the Direct Object in this sentence. The teacher stopped the fight on the playground.

The teacher stopped the fight on the playground. Direct Object? The teacher stopped the fight on the playground.

Day 2 Prompt: Find the object of the preposition. The teacher stopped the fight on the playground.

Object of the Preposition? The teacher stopped the fight on the playground.

Day 3 Prompt: Linking verb or Action verb? The pepperoni pizza tastes delicious with a garlic crust.

The pepperoni pizza tastes (is)or (=) delicious with a garlic crust. Answer: LINKING VERB The pepperoni pizza tastes (is)or (=) delicious with a garlic crust.

The pepperoni pizza tastes delicious with a garlic crust. Day 4 Prompt: Which one is present? Predicate adjective or Direct Object? Circle it. The pepperoni pizza tastes delicious with a garlic crust.

Answer: Predicate adjective Answer: Predicate adjective! 1)Pizza= delicious 2)delicious=adjective describing subject pizza The pepperoni pizza tastesLinking Verb!! delicious with a garlic crust.

Day 5 Prompt: Circle the predicate nominative (noun). Cinderella is a servant in her home.

Answer: servant= noun noun= predicate nominative Cinderella is (=) a servant in her home.

Day 6 Prompt: Circle the Direct Object. The soup tastes salty and bitter.

Answer: NO DIRECT OBJECT!!! The soup tastes (=) salty and bitter. “tastes” is a linking verb!!

Mrs. Anderson loves Leonardo DiCaprio. Day 7: Wednesday Prompt: What part of the sentence is “Leonardo DiCaprio” in this sentence? Mrs. Anderson loves Leonardo DiCaprio.

Action or linking? Action What/Who is being “loved”? LEO!! (DUH!) Answer: Direct Object What is the verb? Loves Action or linking? Action What/Who is being “loved”? LEO!! (DUH!) LEO is an object that is directly receiving the action from the verb LOVES!

Day 8 Prompt: Circle the Indirect Object in the sentence. Mrs. Anderson gave Johnny Depp a hug after the Oscars.

Action or linking? Action What is being “given”? Hug (Direct O.) Answer: Johnny Depp What is the verb? gave Action or linking? Action What is being “given”? Hug (Direct O.) Who/what is receiving the D.O. “hug”? Johnny Depp Johnny Depp is an object that is indirectly receiving the action from the verb “given”!

Mrs. Anderson gave Johnny Depp a hug after the Oscars. Day 9 Prompt: Underline the Prepositional phrase and circle the object of the preposition. Mrs. Anderson gave Johnny Depp a hug after the Oscars.

Mrs. Anderson gave Johnny Depp a hug after the Oscars. Answer: Mrs. Anderson gave Johnny Depp a hug after the Oscars.

Day 10 Prompt: Circle the Direct Object in this sentence. Leo and Johnny walked to the beach with Mrs. Anderson.

Leo and Johnny walked to the beach with Mrs. Anderson. Answer: NO DIRECT OBJECT to the beach= prep. phrase with Mrs. Anderson= prep. phrase Leo and Johnny walked to the beach with Mrs. Anderson.

Day 1 Prompt: Circle the Indirect Object in this sentence. Michael Harper handed Nikko a banana split.

Answer: Nikko What is the verb? handed Action or linking? Action What is being “handed”? Banana split (Direct O.) Who/what is receiving the D.O. “banana split ”? Nikko Nikko is an object that is indirectly receiving the action from the verb “handed”!

Day 2 Prompt: Circle the predicate adjectives. The boys are loud and crazy in gym class today.

The boys are (=) loud and crazy in gym class today. Answer: loud, crazy The boys are (=) loud and crazy in gym class today. Boys= subject Loud= adj. describing boys Crazy= adj. describing boys

Day 3 Prompt: Circle the predicate nominative. Leo looks marvelous on the dance floor with Mrs. Anderson.

Leo looks (=) marvelous (adj.!) on the dance floor with Mrs. Anderson. Answer: NONE! Leo looks (=) marvelous (adj.!) on the dance floor with Mrs. Anderson.

Day 4 Prompt: Circle the Indirect Object. Leo handed Mrs. Anderson his Oscar after his speech.

Answer: Mrs. Anderson What is the verb? handed Action or linking? Action What is being “handed”? Oscar (Direct O.) Who/what is receiving the D.O. “Oscar ”? Mrs. Anderson Mrs. Anderson is an object that is indirectly receiving the action from the verb “handed”!

Day 5 Prompt: Circle the Object of the Preposition. Leo handed Mrs. Anderson his Oscar after his speech.

Day 6 Prompt: Circle the Direct Object. Leo bought Mrs. Anderson a dog named Oscar.

Day 6 Prompt: Circle the Direct Object. Leo bought Mrs. Anderson a dog named Oscar.

Action or linking? Action What is being “bought”? dog Answer: dog What is the verb? bought Action or linking? Action What is being “bought”? dog Dog is an object that is directly receiving the action from the verb “bought”!

Day 7 Prompt: Circle the Predicate Adjective. The Anchor Bay Freshman girls’ basketball team is undefeated.

Day 7 Prompt: Circle the Predicate Adjective. The Anchor Bay Freshman girls’ basketball team is(=) undefeated.

Day 8 Prompt: Circle the predicate nominative. First hour is Mrs. Anderson’s favorite class.

Day 8 Prompt: Circle the predicate nominative. First hour is (=) Mrs. Anderson’s favorite class.

Day 9 Prompt: Circle the prepositional phrase. Mrs. Anderson was deceived by first hour.

Day 9 Prompt: Circle the prepositional phrase. Mrs. Anderson was deceived by first hour.

Day 10 Prompt: Circle the direct object. Mrs. Anderson bought Leo a new tuxedo and shoes for the prom.

Day 1 Prompt: Circle the direct object. Mrs. Anderson bought Leo a new tuxedo and shoes for the prom.

Day 2 Prompt: Circle the predicate nominative. Mrs. Anderson’s 4th hour is very forgetful.

Mrs. Anderson’s 4th hour is (=) very forgetful. Day 2 Answer: NONE! Why? Mrs. Anderson’s 4th hour is (=) very forgetful. That is an adjective! ^^^^ Only a predicate adjective is present here! 

Day 3 Prompt: Circle the verb. If you are in marching band, you are one of the best kinds of people.

Day 3 Prompt: Circle the verb. If you are in marching band, you are one of the best kinds of people.

Day 4 Prompt: Circle direct objects. Steve Harvey, after apologizing extensively, took Leo’s Oscar and handed it to Will Smith.

Day 4 Prompt: Circle direct objects. Steve Harvey, after apologizing extensively, took Leo’s Oscar and handed it to Will Smith.

Day 5 Prompt: Circle the prepositional phrases. Darren Holland does not care about anything on the timeline.

Day 5 Prompt: Circle the prepositional phrases. Darren Holland does not care about anything on the timeline.

Day 6 Prompt: Circle the predicate nominative. Barbara’s factoid of the day: Mrs. Anderson is the best teacher.

Day 6 Prompt: Circle the predicate nominative. Barbara’s factoid of the day: Mrs. Anderson is(=) the best teacher.

Day 7 Prompt: Circle the prepositional phrase. Emily Phelps and Carlie Barone LOVE word of the week!

Day 7 Prompt: Circle the prepositional phrase. Emily Phelps and Carlie Barone LOVE word of the week!

Day 8 Prompt: Circle the direct object. Mr. Stanton bought a smoothie for the lunch lady and Mr. Balaj.

Day 8 Prompt: Circle the direct object. Mr. Stanton bought a smoothie for the lunch lady and Mr. Balaj.

Day 9 Prompt: Circle the indirect object. Mrs. Anderson told her students the directions for the final exam test.

Day 9 Prompt: Circle the indirect object. Mrs. Anderson told her students the directions for the final exam test.

Day 10 Prompt: Circle the correlative conjunction. Neither Hillary nor Bernie will win the presidential election; Leo DiCaprio will win.

Day 10 Prompt: Circle the correlative conjunction. Neither Hillary nor Bernie will win the presidential election; Leo DiCaprio will win.

Day 1 Prompt: Circle predicate adjective. Peter Matti’s mixtape is so hot, it gave him burns on his arms and face.

Day 1 Prompt: Circle predicate adjective. Peter Matti’s mixtape is so hot, it gave him burns on his arms and face.

Day 6 Prompt: Circle the predicate adjective. Peter Matti’s mixtape is so bad, it made my ears bleed purple blood.

Day 6 Prompt: Circle the predicate adjective. Peter Matti’s mixtape is so bad, it made my ears bleed purple blood.

Day 7 Prompt: Circle the direct object. One Direction holds the most awards in my heart.

Day 7 Prompt: Circle the direct object. One Direction holds the most awards in my heart.

Day 8 Prompt: Circle the predicate nominative. Johnny Depp looks rough, but is a magnificent actor.

Day 8 Prompt: Circle the predicate nominative(s). Johnny Depp looks like a rock star, but is a magnificent actor.

Day 9 Prompt: Circle the predicate nominative. Percussion is the best section of the band.

Day 9 Prompt: Circle the predicate nominative. Percussion is the best section of the band.

Day 10 Prompt: Circle the predicate nominative. David Bowie is forever a legend in my eyes.

Day 10 Prompt: Circle the predicate nominative. David Bowie is forever a legend in my eyes.

Day 1 Prompt: Circle the prepositional phrase(s). Mrs. DiCaprio went into her mansion ignoring the obnoxious paparazzi in her courtyard.

Day 2 Prompt: Circle the object of the prepositional phrase. Someone in Mrs. Anderson’s class has no taste in music.

Day 3 Prompt: Circle the indirect object. Mrs. Anderson welcomed Leonardo DiCaprio into the school with extreme excitement.

Day 4 Prompt: Circle the subject & verb. Syd Da Sloth is one of Mrs. Anderson’s favorite students.

Day 5 Prompt: Circle the subject & verb.