Understanding Sentence Structure Concepts

"who" or "what" of a clause

• simple subject

• complete subject

• simple predicate

• complete predicate

Simple subject + all the modifiers.

• simple subject

• complete subject

• simple predicate

• complete predicate

The verb/ What is happening in the sentence.

• simple subject

• simple predicate

• complete subject

• complete predicate

a verb with a direct object

• transitive verb

• intransitive verb

A verb without a direct object; can have a predicate adjective or predicate nominative.

• transitive verb

• intransitive verb

The verb + all its modifiers.

• complete subject

• complete predicate

• simple subject

• simple predicate

Words/phrases/clauses that complete the meaning of the sentence; direct objects, indirect objects, predicate adjectives, predicate nominatives.

• complements

• phrase

• clause

• modifier

Follows an action verb and is noun/pronoun receiving the action; ask 'Verb + who?' or 'Verb + what?'.

• direct object

• indirect object

• object of preposition

• object of gerund

Noun/pronoun following a linking verb and renaming the subject.

• predicate adjective

• predicate nominative

• direct object

• indirect object

Adjective following a linking verb and describing the subject.

• predicate nominative

• predicate adjective

• direct object

• indirect object