Question

Type S above the subject, V above the verb, IO above any indirect object, DO above any direct object, PA above any predicate adjective, and PN above any predicate noun. My father gave me a new football.

Answer 1

Answer:                  S             V        IO               DO

                      My father    gave      me      a new football.

Explanation: In the sentence "My father gave me a new football", "My father" is the subject since it makes reference to the doer of the action. The verb that represents the action carried out by the subject is "gave". Moreover, as "gave" is a ditransitive verb, it takes two objects: a direct object and an indirect object. The direct object is the thing that receives the action of the verb. In that way, the noun phrase "a new football" is the recipient of "gave". On the other hand, the indirect object is the person affected by the action denoted in the main verb. In the sentence provided, "me" is affected by "gave".

Answer 2

         S        V    IO     PA  PN/DO
My father gave me a new football.

Football acts as both a predicate noun and a direct object in this sentence.