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Meeting 7 (Subject, Verb and Object of Prepositions

This document provides examples and explanations of subjects, verbs, and objects of prepositions in sentences. It begins with two examples identifying the subject and verb in sample sentences. Options A, B, C, and D are given and the correct answer is identified based on whether it contains the subject that agrees with the verb. The document then discusses objects of prepositions, providing examples of sentences containing prepositional phrases. Exercises are provided asking the reader to identify the subject and verb in sentences and indicate if they are correct or incorrect. Finally, examples are given to illustrate identifying the subject rather than an object of a preposition.

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Meeting 7 (Subject, Verb and Object of Prepositions

This document provides examples and explanations of subjects, verbs, and objects of prepositions in sentences. It begins with two examples identifying the subject and verb in sample sentences. Options A, B, C, and D are given and the correct answer is identified based on whether it contains the subject that agrees with the verb. The document then discusses objects of prepositions, providing examples of sentences containing prepositional phrases. Exercises are provided asking the reader to identify the subject and verb in sentences and indicate if they are correct or incorrect. Finally, examples are given to illustrate identifying the subject rather than an object of a preposition.

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Subject and Verb

Be sure the Sentence has a Subject and a Verb

Example 1:
____ was backed up for miles on the freeway.
(a) Yesterday
(b) In the morning
(c) Traffic
(d) Cars

The right answer is (c) because it contains singular subject. Answer (a) and (b)
are not subject, so they are not correct. Although, answer (d) cars could be
subject, it is not correct because cars is plural and it does not agree with the
singular verb was.
Example 2:
Engineers ____ for work on the new space program.
(a) Necessary
(b) Are needed
(c) Hopefully
(d) Next month

In this example you should notice immediately that the sentence has a subject
engineers and that there is no verb. Because answer (b), are needed, is a verb, it is
the best answer. Answer (a), (c) and (d) are not verbs, so they are not correct.
1. The Boy ___ going to the movies 2. ___ is one of the oldest
with a friend. engineering school in the U.S.
(a) He is
(b) He always was (a) Columbia Engineers
(c) Is relaxing (b) Columbia Engineerings
(d) Will be (c) Columbia Engineering
(d) Columbia University’s
3. Mark Twain ___ the years after the
Civil War as “The Golden Age”
a. Called
b. Calling
c. He called
d. His calls
Exercises
Underline the subject and the verb in each of the following sentences. Then indicate if
the sentences are correct (C) or Incorrect (I)

(1) _I_last week went fishing for trout at the nearby mountain lake.
(2) _C_ the schedule can be obtained at the front desk.
(3) _I_ a job on the day shift at the plant available.
(4) _C_ the new computer program has provides a variety of helpful applications.
(5) _C_ the box can be opened only with a special screwdriver.
(6) _I_ the assigned text for history class it contains more than twenty chapters.
(7) _C_ the papers in the waste basket should be emptied into the trash can
outside.
(8) _I_ departure before dawn on a boat in the middle of the harbor.
(9) _I_ yesterday found an interesting article on pollution.
(10) _C_ the new machine is processes 50 percent more than the previous machine.
Object of Prepositions
An Object of Preposition is a noun or a pronoun that comes after a
preposition such as in, at of, to, by, behind, and on to form a prepositional
phrase.
The trip (to the island) (on Saturday) will last (for three hours)

This sentence contains three objects of prepositions. Island is the object of


preposition to; Saturday is the object of preposition on; hours is the object
of preposition for.

An object of preposition can cause confusion in the Structure section of the


TOEFL test because it can be mistaken for the subject of a sentence.
List of Prepositions
In Di dalam Do you live in this town?
Di (tempat
Pada (waktu)
At Di .., ke… The plane will arrive at 7 o’clock
Of Dari, tentang The ring is made of gold
by Dengan, oleh The students usually go to school by bus
On Diatas, pada Put the glass on the table
To Untuk, ke/pada I come to say good bye
Behind Dibelakang She is sitting behind me
For Untuk The gift is special for you
From Dari I got the gift from my friend
About Tentang She is talking about her childhood
Kira-kira; sekitar
Before Sebelum I will see you before the show
After Setelah I will meet you after the show
During Selama I have many assignments during holiday
A preposition is followed by a noun or pronoun that is called
an object of the preposition. If a word is an object of a
preposition, it is not a subject.

In this example, you should look first


To mike ___ was a big surprise. for the subject and the verb.
(a) Really Mike is not the subject, Mike is the
object of preposition to.
(b) The party
The verb of this sentence is was,
(c) Funny therefore the sentence need a
subject. The word that could possibly
(d) When be the answer is the party (B).
 With his friend ___ found the movie theater
a. has
b. he
c. later
d. when

Answer A, C and D are incorrect because they cannot be subject. The most
possible answer to be a subject is answer A.

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