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Parts of a Sentence
The main two parts of a sentence are
the subject and predicate, with the
subject identifying whom or what the
sentence is about and the predicate
giving more information about the
subject.
The elements within the predicate
adding more detail or meaning, are
verbs, direct objects, indirect objects,
and subject complements.
We'll now look at each of these in more
detail.
Subject
๏ต The subject of a sentence is the person, place, or thing that the sentence
is about.
๏ต If it comes before an action verb (e.g. climb, eat, build, say etc) then it is
the part of the sentence that shows whom or what is doing that action. If it
comes before a state verb (e.g. is, see, smell) it tells us whom or what is in
that state of being
๏ต It is usually a noun or pronoun and can also include modifying words,
phrases or clauses. Here are some examples of subjects in a sentence:
โ€ข The woman...
โ€ข Cars....
โ€ข The boy in the red coat... (includes modifying phrase)
Predicate
โ€ข Predicates as parts of a sentence can get a little more complex than this as there can
be predicates within predicates when there are other clauses in the sentence (the ones
above have just one clause) and there are also compound predicates.
Direct Object
๏ต A direct object is the receiver of the action within a sentence, and it is
usually a noun or pronoun. They are used with action verbs and are shown
below in bold:
โ€ข He built a cottage
โ€ข The horse jumped the fence
โ€ข He ate some dinner
Indirect Object
๏ต Indirect objects can only be in a sentence if there is also a direct object.
They indicate to whom or for whom the action of the sentence is being done.
Again, the indirect object is usually a noun or pronoun.
๏ต They are shown below in bold (the direct object is now the last noun).
โ€ข He built his family a cottage
โ€ข She bought them some presents
Subject Complement
๏ต It was explained above that objects are used with action verbs.
However, for state verbs (verbs that describe a state of being
e.g. is, see, hear, feel etc) subject complements follow the
verb.
๏ต A subject complement renames or describes the subject, and
again is often followed by a noun or pronoun, but also
commonly an adjective.
โ€ข John is a really nice person
โ€ข She seems happy
โ€ข I was impressed by the film
The example above is an example of a direct object. A direct object is
the receiver of the action within a sentence and it answers the question
"who?" or "what?".
In order to have an indirect object in a sentence, there must be a direct object.
The indirect object is the recipient of the direct object. Or in other words, it identifies
to or for whom or what the action of the verb is performed.
The direct object and indirect object will be different people, places or things.
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  • 1. Parts of a Sentence The main two parts of a sentence are the subject and predicate, with the subject identifying whom or what the sentence is about and the predicate giving more information about the subject. The elements within the predicate adding more detail or meaning, are verbs, direct objects, indirect objects, and subject complements. We'll now look at each of these in more detail.
  • 2.
  • 3. Subject ๏ต The subject of a sentence is the person, place, or thing that the sentence is about. ๏ต If it comes before an action verb (e.g. climb, eat, build, say etc) then it is the part of the sentence that shows whom or what is doing that action. If it comes before a state verb (e.g. is, see, smell) it tells us whom or what is in that state of being ๏ต It is usually a noun or pronoun and can also include modifying words, phrases or clauses. Here are some examples of subjects in a sentence: โ€ข The woman... โ€ข Cars.... โ€ข The boy in the red coat... (includes modifying phrase)
  • 4. Predicate โ€ข Predicates as parts of a sentence can get a little more complex than this as there can be predicates within predicates when there are other clauses in the sentence (the ones above have just one clause) and there are also compound predicates.
  • 5. Direct Object ๏ต A direct object is the receiver of the action within a sentence, and it is usually a noun or pronoun. They are used with action verbs and are shown below in bold: โ€ข He built a cottage โ€ข The horse jumped the fence โ€ข He ate some dinner
  • 6. Indirect Object ๏ต Indirect objects can only be in a sentence if there is also a direct object. They indicate to whom or for whom the action of the sentence is being done. Again, the indirect object is usually a noun or pronoun. ๏ต They are shown below in bold (the direct object is now the last noun). โ€ข He built his family a cottage โ€ข She bought them some presents
  • 7. Subject Complement ๏ต It was explained above that objects are used with action verbs. However, for state verbs (verbs that describe a state of being e.g. is, see, hear, feel etc) subject complements follow the verb. ๏ต A subject complement renames or describes the subject, and again is often followed by a noun or pronoun, but also commonly an adjective. โ€ข John is a really nice person โ€ข She seems happy โ€ข I was impressed by the film
  • 8. The example above is an example of a direct object. A direct object is the receiver of the action within a sentence and it answers the question "who?" or "what?".
  • 9. In order to have an indirect object in a sentence, there must be a direct object. The indirect object is the recipient of the direct object. Or in other words, it identifies to or for whom or what the action of the verb is performed. The direct object and indirect object will be different people, places or things.