Parts of a Sentence (The Magic Lens)

a group of words with a subject and predicate that is a complete thought

• sentence

• subject

• predicate

• indirect object

it is what the sentence is about

• sentence

• predicate

• subject

• predicate nominative

the word that tells us about the subject

• subject

• action verb

• linking verb

• predicate

the verb that shows something happening

• intransitive verb

• action verb

• linking verb

• transitive verb

a verb that shows being

• transitive verb

• linking verb

• action verb

• intransitive verb

a verb that is acting on the direct object

• transitive verb

• intransitive verb

• action verb

• linking verb

a verb not acting on the direct object

• transitive verb

• intransitive verb

• linking verb

• action verb

a noun or object pronoun that receives the action of an action verb

• predicate adjective

• predicate nominative

• direct object

• indirect object

a noun or object pronoun that is located between the direct object and the action verb

• direct object

• indirect object

• subject complement

• predicate nominative

a noun, subject pronoun, or adjective that is linked to the subject by linking verbs and tells more about the subject

• fragment

• direct object

• subject complement

• predicate