Transcript Parts of the Sentence ppt

Parts of the Sentence
Simple subject and verb
Homework stinks.
Subject The noun, or word group acting as a
noun, that performs the action expressed in
the predicate of a sentence or clause.
Predicate The part within a given clause or
sentence other than the subject and its
modifiers
• Boring homework stinks.
• Complicated homework really stinks.
Object A noun, pronoun, word, or word
group acting as a noun that receives the
action of a verb or is influenced by a
transitive verb, verbal (a word derived
from a verb, i.e., gerund, infinitive, and
participle), or a preposition.
Objects
Direct objects Receive the action of a verb
or verbal and frequently follow it.
Indirect objects Tell for whom, to whom, or
to what something is given.
Objects of Prepositions Follow
prepositions and are linked by them to the
rest of the sentence.
Direct Object
• Eli threw the football.
Indirect Object
• Eli threw Steve Smith the football.
• So what is the direct object of the
sentence?
Object of the Preposition
• Eli threw the football into the
endzone.
• Difficult homework assignments like
Grammar for Rhetoric deserve extra
attention. (direct object)
• Getting an A on my grammar homework
gives me (indirect object) a sense of
accomplishment
• You should do the homework for your
teacher. (object of the preposition)