Basic Elements of a Sentence

 A sentence has two basic elements: 

  1.  the subject 
  2.  the predicate

subject >  always a noun, a pronoun, or a group of words acting as a noun. 

It is what the entire sentence is about. 

predicate >  contains a verb that describes the subject. 

Take note, verbs do not always have to be action verbs. Lastly, subjects and predicates can be either simple or compound.

sentence >  a group of words that usually contain a subject (S) and a verb (V) and expresses a complete idea.

subject >  a noun, noun phrases, or pronoun that usually comes before the main verb. It also represents the person or thing that acts as the verb, or about which something is stated.

Verb >   is a word or group of words that describes an action or state.

~  A transitive verb has an object. An intransitive verb does not have an object.

Examples:

  1. The baby is awake.
  2. She bakes cakes and cookies.

~  Aside from the subject and predicate, sentences also contain objects. 

Two kinds of objects in English grammar: 
1.  Direct > refers to the person or thing affected by the action of the verb.

 EXAMPLE:  He bought a ball.

2.  Indirect object  > refers to the person who ‘benefits’ from the action of the verb. 

 EXAMPLE: He bought her a ball.


complement >  tells us something about the nature of the Subject or Object. 

~  Additionally, we have the complement. 

complement> tells us something about the nature of the Subject or Object. 

Two types of complements:
  1. Subject Complement = She is happy. S=C
  2. Object Complement = He made her happy. O=C
~  Lastly, we have the modifier.

modifier >  a word or group of words that modifies another word or group.







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