Sentence Parts

Part 2

Sentence Parts

SUBJECT

The part of a sentence about which something is being said

How to label: s

Examples of Simple Subject

● Maxine paid the bill.
● The team ate dinner at a restaurant.
● My arm is itchy.

PREDICATE

the main verb phrase in a sentence

How to label: p

Examples of Simple Predicate

● Maxine paid the bill.
● The team ate dinner at a restaurant.
● My arm is itchy.
● We did buy coffee.

Direct Object

A noun or pronoun that answers the questions "whom?" or "what?" for the subject and predicate

How to
label: do

Examples of Direct Object

● Maxine paid the bill.
● We did buy coffee.
● Jose gave Emilia flowers.

Indirect Object

A noun or pronoun that answers the questions "to whom?" or "for what?" for the subject and predicate

How to
label: io

Examples of Indirect Object

● Jose gave Emilia flowers.
● A friend gave our dog a treat.

Examples

s

p

io

do

My mom made me pancakes.

s

p

io

do

Esther purchased the boys an XBox.

Predicate Nominative

Follows a linking verb and renames the subject

How to
label: pn

Examples of Predicate Nominative

● We are the champions!

● Ms. Brown is our principal.

● These are their stories.

Predicate Adjective

Follows a linking verb and describes the subject

How to
label: pa

Examples of Predicate Adjective

● This cake tastes amazing!

● This room smells terrible.

● You seem upset.

Prepositional Phrase

A group of words beginning with a preposition and ending with a noun or pronoun

How to
label: ( )

Object of the Preposition

Follows a preposition and tells "what"

How to
label:
op

Examples

op

Sunsets (over the water) are always beautiful.

op

These trees make me want to go (on a hike).

op

You can find the paper towels (below that cabinet).

Appositive/ Appositive Phrase

A noun or pronoun placed near another noun or pronoun to identify, rename, or explain it.

How to
label:
app / app phr

Examples

● Gus, Eric's black cat, slowly crept up behind the

kittens.

● The spider, a big and hairy creature, scared the children as they played in the grass.

● My brother, a human garbage disposal, consumed five cheeseburgers in one sitting last night.

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence part of the underlined word:

Julie ate a taco.

• subject

• predicate

• direct object

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence part of the underlined word:

Julie ate a taco.

• subject

• predicate

• direct object

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence part of the underlined word:

Julie ate a taco.

• subject

• predicate

• direct object

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence part of the underlined word:

Marty gave Sarah flowers.

• subject

• predicate

• direct object

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence part of the underlined word:

Marty gave Sarah flowers.

• subject

• predicate

• direct object

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence part of the underlined word:

Marty gave Sarah flowers.

• subject

• predicate

• direct object

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence part of the underlined word:

Marty gave Sarah flowers.

• subject

• predicate

• direct object

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence part of the underlined word:

Liz threw Joe the football after the game.

• subject

• predicate

• direct object

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence part of the underlined word:

Liz threw Joe the football after the game.

• subject

• predicate

• direct object

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence part of the underlined word:

Liz threw Joe the football after the game.

• preposition

• object of the preposition

• direct object

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence part of the underlined word:

Liz threw Joe the football after the game.

• preposition

• object of the preposition

• direct object

• indirect object

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence part of the underlined word:

Matt was the winner of the contest.

• subject

• predicate nominative

• preposition

• object of the preposition

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence part of the underlined word:

Matt was the winner of the contest.

• subject

• predicate nominative

• preposition

• object of the preposition

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence part of the underlined word:

Matt was the winner of the contest.

• subject

• predicate nominative

• preposition

• object of the preposition

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence part of the underlined word:

Shawn is amazing at baseball.

• predicate nominative

• predicate adjective

• preposition

• object of the preposition

Multiple Choice

Identify the sentence part of the underlined word:

Shawn is amazing at baseball.

• predicate nominative

• predicate adjective

• preposition

• object of the preposition