SENTENCE ELEMENTS

SENTENCE ELEMENTS

1. A SENTENCE IS A GROUP OF WORDS THAT EXPRESS A COMPLETE THOUGHT

   • MAIN PARTS OF A SENTENCE
     • SUBJECT
       • PERSON OR THING DOING THE ACTION OR BEING DESCRIBED
         • COMPLETE SUBJECT:
           • NOUN OR PRONOUN INCLUDING ALL MODIFIERS
           • THAT NEW BOY FROM PARIS PUTS A LOT OF GARLIC IN HIS FOOD
       • SIMPLE SUBJECT: ONE WORD WITH ANY MODIFIER
         • COMPOUND SUBJJECT: IT IS MADE UP OF MORE THAN ONE ELEMENT
           • KARLA AND VANESSA MADE A CAKE.
         • THAT NEW BOY FROM.... BOY S.S
     • VERB
       • LINKING VERBS DON´T TAKE ANY OBJECT. E.G APPEAR,BE,FEEL,BECOME,GROW,LOOK,REMAIN,SEE,SMELL, SOUN
         • MONOTRANSITIVE VERBS TAKE A D.O, E.G: I AM TEACHING GRAMMAR NOW
           • DITRANSITIVE VERBS TAKE A D.O AND I.O, E.G: YOU GIVE ME A BREAK.
             • COMPLEX TRANSITIVE VERBS ARE VERBS TAKE A D.O AND O.C, E.G THE TEACHER CONSIDER JOHANA A GOOD GIRL
               • AMBITRANSITIVE VERBS: TAKES TRANSITIVE AND INTRANSITIVE VERBS DEPEND OF THE ACTION, EG: THE CAKE SMELLS YUMMY, I TASTED THE CAKE
                 • TRANSITIVE VERBS TAKES OBJECTS
                   • INTRANSITIVE VERBS FOLLOWS LINKING VERBS
                     • SHE APPEARS INTELLIGENT
                   • I AM BUYING APPLES
     • PREDICATE
       • IS THE COMPLETER OF A SENTENCE
         • THE GLACIER MELTED.
       • COMPLETE PREDICATE IS THE VERB WITH ALL MOFIERS
         • THE MAJOR DOESN´T FEEL GOOD.
       • COMPOUND PREDICATE: TWO OR MORE SUCH PREDICATES CONECTED.
         • KARLA EAT AND DRINK WATER AT THE SAME TIME
         • DIRECT OBJECT: TELL US WHAT OR WHO RECEIVES THE ACTION OF THE VERB
           • I MET DR. MARSON
           • INDIRECT OBJECT IDENTIFIES WHO OR FOR WHOM OR WHAT THE ACTION OF THE VERB IS
             • I GAVE HER A PRESENT
     • COMPLEMENT IS ANY WORD THAT COMPLETE THE SENSE OF A SUBJECT, OBJECT, OR VERB.
       • SUBJECT COMPLEMENT: FOLLOWS A COUPULAR, COPULATIVE, LINKING VERB
         • PREDICATE NOMINATIVE: IS A WORD IN THE PREDICATE THAT IDENTIFIES THE SUBJECT
           • PREDICATE ADJECTIVE: IS AN ADJECTIVE THAT IS IN THE PREDICATE AND THAT DESCRIBES THE SUBJECT
             • SHE LOOKS BEAUTIFUL
           • A DICTIONARY IS A VALUABLE TOOL
         • KARLA IS THE BEST DOCTOR