In the sentence "The Chinese New Year is an important traditional holiday in China," the parts are as follows:
- Subject: The Chinese New Year
- Complete Predicate: is an important traditional holiday in China
Identify the parts of this sentence.
The Chinese New Year is an important traditional holiday in China.
What is the subject of the sentence?
What is the complete predicate of the sentence?
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Identify the parts of this sentence.
Children and adults prepare for the holiday by decorating their homes with symbols of springtime.
What is the subject of the sentence?
What is the simple predicate of the sentence?
What is the complete predicate of the sentence?
Children and adults prepare for the holiday by decorating their homes with symbols of springtime.
What is the subject of the sentence?
What is the simple predicate of the sentence?
What is the complete predicate of the sentence?
In the sentence "Children and adults prepare for the holiday by decorating their homes with symbols of springtime," the parts are as follows:
- Subject: Children and adults
- Simple Predicate: prepare
- Complete Predicate: prepare for the holiday by decorating their homes with symbols of springtime
Decide whether each underlined word is a direct object or an indirect object.
At the time of the Chinese New Year, people honor their ancestors.
Families clean their homes to sweep away bad luck.
People give children red envelopes filled with money.
Families wish their relatives “fortune, health, and happiness”.
At the time of the Chinese New Year, people honor their ancestors.
Families clean their homes to sweep away bad luck.
People give children red envelopes filled with money.
Families wish their relatives “fortune, health, and happiness”.
Let's identify whether each underlined word is a direct object or an indirect object:
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At the time of the Chinese New Year, people honor their ancestors.
- "ancestors" is a direct object (it answers "whom do people honor?").
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Families clean their homes to sweep away bad luck.
- "homes" is a direct object (it answers "what do families clean?").
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People give children red envelopes filled with money.
- "children" is an indirect object (it answers "to whom do people give red envelopes?").
- "red envelopes" is the direct object (it answers "what do people give?").
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Families wish their relatives 'fortune, health, and happiness'.
- "relatives" is an indirect object (it answers "to whom do families wish?").
- "'fortune, health, and happiness'" is the direct object (it answers "what do families wish?").
In summary:
- Ancestors: Direct Object
- Homes: Direct Object
- Children: Indirect Object
- Red Envelopes: Direct Object
- Relatives: Indirect Object
- 'Fortune, health, and happiness': Direct Object
At the time of the Chinese New Year, people honor their ancestors.
✔ direct object
Families clean their homes to sweep away bad luck.
✔ direct object
People give children red envelopes filled with money.
✔ indirect object
Families wish their relatives “fortune, health, and happiness”.
✔ indirect object
Which of these are complete sentences? Check all that apply.
The date of the Chinese New Year is determined by a lunisolar calendar.
A lunisolar calendar shows the moon phase and the solar time of year.
Usually on the second new moon after the winter solstice.
A public holiday in many countries with large Chinese populations.
It is traditional to light fireworks on the first day of the celebration.
Due to concerns about fire hazards, some regions have banned fireworks.
✔ direct object
Families clean their homes to sweep away bad luck.
✔ direct object
People give children red envelopes filled with money.
✔ indirect object
Families wish their relatives “fortune, health, and happiness”.
✔ indirect object
Which of these are complete sentences? Check all that apply.
The date of the Chinese New Year is determined by a lunisolar calendar.
A lunisolar calendar shows the moon phase and the solar time of year.
Usually on the second new moon after the winter solstice.
A public holiday in many countries with large Chinese populations.
It is traditional to light fireworks on the first day of the celebration.
Due to concerns about fire hazards, some regions have banned fireworks.
To identify which of the provided sentences are complete sentences, we look for sentences that have both a subject and a predicate that express a complete thought. Here's the evaluation:
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The date of the Chinese New Year is determined by a lunisolar calendar.
- ✔ Clear complete sentence.
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A lunisolar calendar shows the moon phase and the solar time of year.
- ✔ Clear complete sentence.
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Usually on the second new moon after the winter solstice.
- ✖ Not a complete sentence (it's a fragment, missing a subject and a verb).
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A public holiday in many countries with large Chinese populations.
- ✖ Not a complete sentence (it's a fragment, missing a subject and a verb).
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It is traditional to light fireworks on the first day of the celebration.
- ✔ Clear complete sentence.
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Due to concerns about fire hazards, some regions have banned fireworks.
- ✔ Clear complete sentence.
Complete Sentences:
- The date of the Chinese New Year is determined by a lunisolar calendar.
- A lunisolar calendar shows the moon phase and the solar time of year.
- It is traditional to light fireworks on the first day of the celebration.
- Due to concerns about fire hazards, some regions have banned fireworks.
Not Complete Sentences:
- Usually on the second new moon after the winter solstice.
- A public holiday in many countries with large Chinese populations.
Use the drop-down menus to add the correct verbs to the sentences.
Long ago, the Chinese New Year festival___
for an entire month. The festival still___
several days, but it is much shorter. During the festival, families___
to eat and to celebrate a new year. Families are hopeful about what___
during the new year.
Long ago, the Chinese New Year festival___
for an entire month. The festival still___
several days, but it is much shorter. During the festival, families___
to eat and to celebrate a new year. Families are hopeful about what___
during the new year.
Here are the completed sentences with the correct verbs added:
Long ago, the Chinese New Year festival lasted for an entire month. The festival still lasts several days, but it is much shorter. During the festival, families gather to eat and to celebrate a new year. Families are hopeful about what will happen during the new year.
Long ago, the Chinese New Year festival
✔ lasted
for an entire month. The festival still
✔ spans
several days, but it is much shorter. During the festival, families
✔ gather
to eat and to celebrate a new year. Families are hopeful about what
✔ will happen
during the new year.
Use the drop-down menus to identify the voice of each underlined verb.
Families reunite to eat a special New Year’s Eve dinner.
Places are laid for family members who are absent.
Special foods that symbolize good luck are served.
Many people serve rice cakes, called nian gao.
✔ lasted
for an entire month. The festival still
✔ spans
several days, but it is much shorter. During the festival, families
✔ gather
to eat and to celebrate a new year. Families are hopeful about what
✔ will happen
during the new year.
Use the drop-down menus to identify the voice of each underlined verb.
Families reunite to eat a special New Year’s Eve dinner.
Places are laid for family members who are absent.
Special foods that symbolize good luck are served.
Many people serve rice cakes, called nian gao.
To identify the voice of each underlined verb, we look at whether the subject of the sentence is performing the action (active voice) or receiving the action (passive voice). Here’s the analysis:
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Families reunite to eat a special New Year’s Eve dinner.
- Voice: Active
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Places are laid for family members who are absent.
- Voice: Passive
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**Special foods that symbolize good luck are served.
- Voice: Passive
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Many people serve rice cakes, called nian gao.
- Voice: Active
Summary:
- Families reunite: Active
- Places are laid: Passive
- Special foods are served: Passive
- Many people serve: Active