Worksheet: Identifying Grammatical Elements of the Plan

Color-Coded Solutions


subject is red

verb is blue

object 1 is orange

object 2 is green


1. Cost containment in medical care will hurt the quality of patient care because cost containment in medical care will cause physicians to perform unnecessary operations.


2. The company's reputation for unsafe practices will cause a reduction in product purchases because the company's reputation for unsafe practices will cause customers to boycott its products.


3. Establishing quality circles within this division will improve employee performance because establishing these circles will cause employees to perceive that management values their ideas about and participation in the running of the company.


4. A policy that restricts smoking because of pressure from a small group will result in smokers disregarding the policy because a policy that restricts smoking for this reason will cause the majority of smokers to believe they are being victimized by a minority.