Remember:
| Subject complements follow linking verbs and rename or describe the subject. Not all sentences have subject complements. | |
| Direct objects follow action verbs and receive the action of the verb. Direct objects answer whom or what after the verb. Not all sentences have direct objects. | |
| Indirect objects occur only if direct objects exist in the sentence. In other words, a sentence cannot have an indirect object unless it has a direct object. Not all sentences have indirect objects. |
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Simple subject |
Simple verb |
Subject complement |
Indirect object |
Direct object |
Object complement |
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1. Spaniards |
named |
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island |
Isla de los Alcatraces or Pelican Island |
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2. island |
housed |
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fortress |
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3. military |
built |
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cells |
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4. inmates |
created |
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problems |
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5. island |
seemed |
place |
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6. Federal Bureau of Prisons |
opened |
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penitentiary |
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7. prison |
made |
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attempt |
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8. Alcatraz |
Was designed |
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9. Prisoners |
Were threatened |
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10. Life |
was |
harsh |
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11. prison |
had |
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systems |
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12. guard |
was |
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13. prisoners |
Were allowed |
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To talk |
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14. group |
killed |
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guards |
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15. U.S. Marines |
had |
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16. men |
escaped |
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Alcatraz |
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17. men |
drowned |
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18. supplies Alcatraz |
had was |
expensive |
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To be shipped |
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19. officials |
wanted |
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To provide in inmates |
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20. Alcatraz |
offers |
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tourists |
chance |
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