about parts of a sentence

2. A Sentence will have several parts
to it

3. SUBJECT
The subject is Who
or What is
completing the
action of the
sentence
The subject can be
either a noun or a
pronoun
Often the subject
appears at the
beginning of the
sentence

4. VERB
The verb can
show action --
either mental or
physical action
The verb can
also show state
of being

5. Action Verbs
 Types of Mental Action
1. To Think
2. To Feel
3. To Dream
4. To Believe
5. To Remember
6. To Understand
 Types of Physical
Action
1. To Sing
2. To Dance
3. To Play
4. To Work
5. To Juggle
6. To Laugh

6. Linking Verbs
 Certain verbs are
always used as
linking verbs
1. Forms of To Be: is,
am, are, was, were,
be, being, been
2. To Seem
3. To Become
 Certain verbs can
be used as either
action or linking
verbs
1. Sensory verbs: to
feel, to taste, to
smell, to sound, to
look
2. To Grow
3. To Appear

7. Action or Linking Verbs?
Since some verbs can be used as
either type of verb,
how can you decide
how the verb is being used --
as an action verb or
as a linking verb?

8. GOOD QUESTION!!!!
If the subject is actually performing
the action described, the verb is
being used as an action verb.
If the verb is being used to describe
the subject in some way, the verb is
being used as a linking verb.

9. Example: Action Verb
Jennifer tasted
the freshly
baked bread.
(Notice that Jennifer,
the subject, is doing
the tasting of that
wonderful bread!)

10. Example: Linking Verb
The freshly
baked bread
tasted terrific.
(Notice that now the verb
is describing how
wonderful that bread
tasted; the bread is NOT
doing the tasting this
time.)

11. Sentence Complements
Sentence Complements complete the
meaning begun by the subject and the verb
Sentence Complements can be any one of
the following: Direct Objects, Indirect
Objects, Predicate Nouns (also called
Predicate Nominatives), or Predicate
Adjectives.

12. How can you figure out
which sentence
complement
is being used?
Sentence Complements are determined by
the verb
Action verbs take certain types of sentence
complements
Linking verbs take other types of sentence
complements

13. Complements for Action Verbs
 Action Verbs will have:
Direct objects AND Indirect objects
Example: Mrs. Witmyer gave the class the test.
Direct object: the test
Indirect object: the class

14. DIRECT OBJECTS
 Direct Objects follow an action verb,
and they receive the action of the verb
1. Direct Objects answer who or what after
an action verb
2. In the example, Mrs. Witmyer gave the
class the test, who or what did Mrs.
Witmyer give?? The test. So, the test is
the direct object in that sentence.

15. INDIRECT OBJECTS
Indirect Objects follow an action verb,
and tell to whom or for whom the action
was done.
1. Indirect Objects come before the direct
object in the sentence.
2. In order to have an Indirect Object, there
must be a direct object.
3. In the example, Mrs. Witmyer gave the class
the test, to whom or for whom did Mrs.
Witmyer give the test?? The class. So, the
class is the indirect object in that sentence.

16. HINT: There is a test that can
be used for indirect objects!
Since Indirect Objects answer to whom or for whom an action was
done, they can be changed into prepositional phrases and moved to the
end of the sentence.
Mrs. Witmyer gave the class the
test.
OR
Mrs. Witmyer gave the test to the
class.

17. JUST REMEMBER!
1. Action Verbs Can Use Both Direct and
Indirect Objects
2. Direct Objects Can Be Used Without
Indirect Objects
3. Indirect Objects Cannot Be Used Without
a Direct Object
4. Indirect Objects Always Appear Before
the Direct Object

18. Complements for Linking Verbs
 Linking Verbs will
have:
Predicate Nouns
OR
Predicate Adjectives
 Notice that you can
only have one or
the other. You can
not have both in
the same sentence.

19. PREDICATE NOUN
Predicate Nouns rename the subject
They will most often follow a form of
the verb “to be” or “to become”
Example:
Mr. Price is our principal.

20. HINT: There is a test that can be used for
predicate nouns!
Since Predicate nouns rename the subject,
they can be interchanged with the subject and the
sentence will still say the same thing.
Mr. Price is
our principal.
OR
Our principal is
Mr. Price.

21. PREDICATE ADJECTIVE
Predicate Adjectives
describe the subject
They will follow any
linking verb
Be careful of sensory
linking verbs
Example:
Mr. Bush grew angry
while driving.

22. No Verb MUST HAVE a Sentence Complement!
Some Verbs express complete ideas on their own!

23. To Conclude:
Sentences have subjects,
verbs, and complements Action verbs will
have:
Direct objects
Indirect objects
 Linking verbs will
have:
Predicate Nouns
Predicate Adjectives