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).
Harryś father is Seattleś wealthiest citizen.

Answer 1

Let's break this sentence down:

Harry's father is Seattle's wealthiest citizen.

• Prepositional phrases: There are no prepositional phrases since there is neither a preposition nor an object altogether.

• The subject is Harry's father.

• The verb within the sentence is is.

• There is one complement in the sentence which is subject compliment: Seattle's wealthiest citizen. Remember that subject complements give us more information about the subject and they usually occur after linking verbs (seem, be, become) and, in this sentence, the subject complement is preceded by the verb is.