Identifying Optional Sentence Parts
Direct Objects
1. There in the basement, we could smell blood.
2. Mrs. Simpson stroked the tiger.
3. The fighter pilot dipped his wing.
4. I simply had to object.
5. Feebly but audibly, her voice came through.
6. Put your pencils down.
7. Papa invited the workmen in.
8. Please read the next two chapters for Friday.
9. Her rude behavior disgusts her children.
10. I dropped the diamond into the mashed potatoes.
11. A falling palm tree killed that gorilla
12. Did a falling palm tree kill that gorilla?
13. Aunt Lydia crocheted this blanket for us.
14. Hay fever can ruin a vacation.
15. My roommate shaved off his mustache.
16. My roommate jumped off the roof.
17. I'll make waffles for breakfast.
18. Please make waffles for breakfast.
19. Will you make waffles for breakfast?
20. Carbolic acid is very unhealthy to drink.
21. Tell the story of your escape from the spiders.
22. Glow globes illuminated the cave.
23. Only a maiden can capture a unicorn.
24. Soft music came from the twin speakers.
25. Mrs. Roosevelt took a taxi.
26. Did Mrs. Roosevelt take a taxi?
27. Why did Mrs. Roosevelt take a taxi?
28. What taxi did Mrs. Roosevelt take?
29. We're having spaghetti and meatballs again.
30. The coffee burned his lips and tongue.
31. Sleep overcame her in a field of poppies.
32. Baldness bothers me a great deal.
33. Does baldness bother you much?
34. How much does baldness bother you?
35. How many plates did you break?
36. The zombie party created a sensation in the neighborhood.