Question

Identify the sentence parts by placing the red abbreviations in their correct locations. Put parentheses around the prepositional phrases. Identify the subject, verb, and any complements (direct object, indirect object, subject complement, objective complement).
The Gerrards consider their son a genius.

Answer 1

Let's break this sentence down:

The Gerards consider their son a genius.

• Prepositional phrases: There are no prepositional phrases since there isn't neither a preposition nor an object altogether.

• The subject is The Gerards.

• The verb within the sentence is consider.

• There are two complements in the sentence which are the direct and object complement: their son is the direct object and a genius is the object complement. Remember to ask yourself what refers the verb of the sentence. Moreover, object compliments always follow a direct object to rename it or state what it has become. In order to analize the example above, you should ask yourself the following:

1. What do the Gerards consider? their son.
2. What do they consider about their son? a genius.