Grade 8 English Home Language Worksheet

Components of sentences: subject, predicate, object, main clauses, subordinate clauses

etc

ACTIVITY 1

1. Divide the following sentences into subject and predicate. Fill in the table below:

1. I eat apples.
2. The children enjoy cricket.
3. The rain is falling fast.
4. A yellow moon rose above the trees.
5. The computer was fixed by the expert.

SUBJECT PREDICATE

2. Now divide the same sentences into subject, finite verb, rest of the predicate

SUBJECT FINITE VERB REST OF THE PREDICATE

ACTIVITY 2

1. Divide the following sentences into subject, finite verb and direct object. Fill in the
table below:

1.1 I eat apples.

1.2 The children enjoy cricket.
1.3 A man held the cake.
1.4 The waitress will take your order.
1.5 The expert had fixed the computer.
1.6 Pour a glass of Coke.
1.7 Run the race!

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SUBJECT FINITE VERB DIRECT OBJECT

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2. Divide these sentences into subject, finite verb, direct object, indirect object.
Fill in the table below:

2.1 The teacher gave Gavin the ball.

2.2 The florist sent a vase of flowers to the client.
2.3 Father asked me the question.
2.4 The waiter should have brought me my meal.

SUBJECT FINITE VERB DIRECT OBJECT INDIRECT OBJECT

(16) [35]

ACTIVITY 3.1

1.1 Complete the following sentences, using a predicate.

1.2 Underline the finite verb in your predicate.
1.3 State whether or not there is a direct or indirect object.

Your sentence may not consist of only a subject and a finite verb.

1. The sun …
2. A dog …
3. My aunt ….
4. The taxi …
5. The professor … (15)

ACTIVITY 3.2

Read the following sentences carefully. Put the components of the sentence into the correct
spaces in the table:

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1. The maid immediately brought a jug and a cloth.
2. My girlfriend loves me and I love her.
3. Go home.

SUBJECT FINITE VERB DIRECT OBJECT REST OF PREDICATE CONJUNCTION

(15)

ACTIVITY 3.3

To the sentences below add a subordinate clause:

1. My friends have decided that …

2. The doves are nesting in the tree which …
3. The addict has decided to quit because … (3)

ACTIVITY 3.4

To the sentences below, add a main clause:

1. If we stay up all night, …

2. Before I see you again, …
3. Although my father is tired, … (3)

ACTIVITY 3.5

Read the following sentences:

1. While I was out, my friends called.

2. The player was fired because he never attended practices.

Put the parts of the sentence in the correct columns in the table below. (4)

MAIN CLAUSE SUBORDINATE CLAUSE

Example:
I have cut my hair because it grew too long.

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I have cut my hair because it grew too long.

ACTIVITY 4.1

Read the following sentences carefully.

1. The pharmacist handed me the medicines.

2. The man in the checked cap left the biltong for you.
3. Our generous neighbours are holding a fabulous party for everyone.
4. The swimming instructor will give you help and advice.
5. The teachers have covered all the textbooks for the learners in their classes.

In the columns below, write the part of the sentence that corresponds to the column
heading.

SUBJECT VERB DIRECT OBJECT INDIRECT OBJECT

ACTIVITY 4.2

Read the following sentences carefully.

1. If you want new shoes, then we must go out this afternoon to buy them.
2. I am going to stay in bed because I caught a cold yesterday.
3. When the construction vehicles are busy, the traffic is stopped for a long time.
4. The mother raced towards the child so that she could catch him in her arms.

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5. The child’s laughter was so loud that I could hear it in my bedroom.

In the columns below, write the part of the sentence that corresponds to the column
heading.

MAIN CLAUSE SUBORDINATE CLAUSE

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Suggested Solutions

ACTIVITY 1

1.
SUBJECT PREDICATE
I eat apples.
The children enjoy cricket.
The rain is falling fast.
A yellow moon rose above the trees.
The computer was fixed by the expert.
(10)

2.
SUBJECT FINITE VERB REST OF THE PREDICATE
I eat apples
The children enjoy cricket
The rain is falling fast.
A yellow moon rose above the trees.
The computer was fixed by the expert.
(10) [20]

ACTIVITY 2

1.

SUBJECT FINITE VERB DIRECT OBJECT

I eat apples.
The children enjoy cricket.
A man held the cake.
The waitress will take your order.
The expert had fixed the computer.
(you) pour a glass of Coke
(you) run the race

(19)

2.

2.1 The teacher gave Gavin the ball.

2.2 The florist sent a vase of flowers to the client.

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2.3 Father asked me the question.
2.4 The waiter should have brought me my meal.

SUBJECT FINITE VERB DIRECT OBJECT INDIRECT OBJECT

The teacher gave the ball (to) Gavin.
The florist sent a vase of flowers to the client.
Father asked the question (of) me
The waiter should have brought my meal (to/for) me.

ACTIVITY 3.1

Example:

1. The sun has gone down now. (no object)

2. A dog has barked at the passers-by. (indirect object)
3. My aunt wants to stay with us for a month. (no object)
4. The taxi pulls out quickly into the traffic. (no object)
5. The professor prepares his lectures thoroughly.

The marks are allocated: 1 mark for being a sentence, 1 mark for finding and underlining
the finite verb, 1 mark for stating if there is an object (and getting this right).
(15)

ACTIVITY 3.2

SUBJECT FINITE VERB DIRECT OBJECT REST OF PREDICATE CONJUNCTION

the maid brought a jug immediately and
a cloth
my girlfriend loves me and
I love her truly
Go home
1 mark each.
(15)

ACTIVITY 3.3

Examples:

1. My friends have decided that they will go tenpin bowling.

2. The doves are nesting in the tree which has few branches.
3. The addict has decided to quit because her life meant something to her.
1 mark each (3)

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ACTIVITY 3.4

1. If we stay up all night, we shall be exhausted.

2. Before I see you again, I want you to write a literary essay.
3. Although my father is tired, he will take you to have your hair cut.
1 mark each (3)

ACTIVITY 3.5

MAIN CLAUSE SUBORDINATE CLAUSE

my friends called while I was out
The player was fired because he never attended practices.
(4)
[45]

ACTIVITY 4.1

SUBJECT VERB DIRECT OBJECT INDIRECT OBJECT

The pharmacist handed the medicines me
The man in the checked left the biltong for you
cap
Our generous neighbours are holding a fabulous party for everyone.
The swimming instructor will give help and advice you
The teachers have all the for the learners in their
covered textbooks classes

ACTIVITY 4.2

MAIN CLAUSE SUBORDINATE CLAUSE

then we must go out this afternoon to buy If you want new shoes,
them.
I am going to stay in bed because I caught a cold yesterday.
the traffic is stopped for a long time. When the construction vehicles are busy,
The mother raced towards the child so that she could catch him in her arms.
The child’s laughter was so loud that I could hear it in my bedroom.

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