The Parts of the Sentence

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The Parts of the Sentence
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The Parts of the Sentence

• Every complete sentence must have at least one
  subject and one verb.
• Although it is not necessary to have one in a
  sentence, many sentences also have at least one
  object.

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Subject

• The subject of any sentence is the person, place,
  object, or idea that the sentence is about.
• The subject is the noun doing the action or
  being linked to a description.
• The subject of a sentence is always a noun, a
  pronoun, or a noun phrase.
• The subject can be singular or plural.

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Verb

• Action verbs indicate what the subject is doing,
  will do, or has done.
• Linking verbs link the subject to a description
  of it or to a word that renames it.
• Helping verbs are verbs that come before a main
  verb, creating a verb of more than one word.

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Object

• The object of a sentence, like the subject, is
  always a noun, pronoun, or a noun phrase.
• The object is not doing anything.
• The object is receiving the action that the
  subject is doing.

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Sentence Patterns The Basic Structure of a
Sentence.

• Most simple sentences follow this basic
  pattern
• SUBJECT VERB OBJECT
• The boy threw the ball.

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Sentence Patterns The Basic Structure of a
Sentence.

• Inverted sentences are sentences in which the
  subject comes after the verb instead of before
  it.
• There are no excuses.
• Here are the files.
• Why did you break the dish?
• VERB SUBJECT OBJECT inverted
  construction
• SUBJECT VERB OBJECT normal construction

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Phrases and Clauses

• Since sentences are groups of words, it is
  important to distinguish between two important
  definitions.
• Phrase -- a group of related words that does NOT
  have both a subject and verb.
• Clause -- a group of related words with BOTH a
  subject and verb.
• Which of the two can a sentence be?
• If every sentence must have a subject and a
  verb, the answer is a CLAUSE.

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Parts of a Sentence

• Practice identifying these parts
• when you read any sentence.