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TEAS English & Language UsageSentence roles

Subjects, Objects & ComplementsATI TEAS 7 cheat sheet

Sentence roles

5 key facts 2 practice questions Reviewed Oct 2026
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Subject

  • Who or what the sentence is about
  • Never inside a prepositional phrase

Direct Object

  • Receives the action — ask whom or what after the verb

Indirect Object

  • To or for whom the action is done

Complement

  • Follows a linking verb and renames or describes the subject
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Choose the correct verb: 'The dog and the cat ____ friends.'

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