Discuss the below:
Determine what parts of speech these are: We're looking for verbs, objects and predicate words. The choices are verb phrase, linking verb , helping verb, predicate noun, predicate adjective, direct object and indirect object.
The sentences are as follows:
1. Calvin was wandering down the street when it happened.
2. A car hit a truck that was parked at the curb.
3. The car looked old and battered.
4. Two men left the car and dashed away.
5. Calvin had never seen anything like it.
6. He was upset by what he'd observed.
7. Calvin told a police officer the whole story.
8. "That event was a scene in a movie, " she said