Transcript Identifying Sentence Parts

Identifying Sentence Parts
Subject
• A noun or pronoun
– She is beautiful.
– The dog ran.
• A gerund (phrase)
– Reading is fun.
– Studying your notes is essential.
• An infinitive (phrase)
– To shop brings me joy.
– To finish my Master’s degree by next year would be a dream come true.
• A relative clause
– Wherever he goes determines what plane tickets he needs.
• Implied subject
– Take out your books!
• An expletive
– It is raining outside.
Verb
• Transitive
– Has a direct object
• Intransitive
– Does not have a direct object
• Linking
• “To be” verbs
– Am, are, is, was, were, being
Direct Object
• The object that is receiving the action of the
subject and verb
– I gave the book to him.
– The man walks his dog.
– I fed the fish.
Indirect Object
• The object unaffected by the verb
– Miss Field gave a student the book.
– He mailed his brother a letter.
– I handed the cashier the money.
• No direct object, no indirect object
Predicate Nominative
• Follows a linking verb
• A noun or pronoun that renames the subject
– Buddy was my best friend.
– My grandfather was a gardener.
Predicate Adjective
• Follows a linking verb
• Describes the subject
– The dog is big and fluffy.
– My nephews are energetic.
Appositive or appositive phrase
• A noun or noun phrase that renames another
noun right beside it
– My friend McKenzie is having a baby.
– My brother, Carll, has three children.
– A hyper and rambunctious little girl, my niece
keeps me busy when she visits.
Prepositional phrase
• Will function as an adjective or adverb in a
sentence
– The towel is on the floor.
– With a personal trainer, I could get in shape.
– The dog with the thick leather collar and pink
leash ran through my yard.
– The pedestrian darted across the busy six-lane
highway with much difficulty.
Object of Preposition
• The noun or pronoun in the prepositional
phrase
– The towel is on the floor.
– With a personal trainer, I could get in shape.
– The dog with the thick leather collar and pink
leash ran through my yard.
– The pedestrian darted across the busy six-lane
highway with much difficulty.