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sentences parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Simple subject | -The "who" or "what" of the verb -ex:The DOG with spots likes to bark loudly -must be noun,pronoun,gerund,or infinitive -can never be in a prepoostitional phrase -THERE and HERE are never the subject of a sentence - The subject can be an "understood |
| Complete subject | -simple subject plus its modifiers -ex: THE DOG WITH SPOTS likes to bark loudly -Dependent clauses modifying the subject are part of the complete subject of the independent clause.(THE DOG THAT HAS SPOTS likes to bark) |
| Simple predicate/verb | -transitive verb (vt): takes a direct object (we LOVE English) |
| Complete Predicate (underlined twice) | - Verb plus its modifiers -The dog with spots LIKES TO BARK LOUDLY - Dependent clauses modifying the verb are part of the complete predicate of the independent clause.( The dog LIKES TO BARK WHEN I'M ASLEEP.) |
| Appositive (app) | -noun or pronoun that follows and renames another noun or pronoun - My son BECK likes trains. |
| Appositive phrase( app ph) | - noun or pronoun (along with modifiers) that follows and renames another noun or pronoun -Ansley, MY DAUGHTER , loves to dance |
| Prepositional phrase (prep ph) | -Group of words beginning with prepostional and ending with noun or pronoun - Can act as adjective (I want a room WITH A VIEW) or adverb ( His house is ON THE LAKE) - Must be next to noun or pronoun it modifies |
| Object of preposition (op) | -follows preposition and tells "what?" or "whom?' The key is under the rug. "under what?" rug (object of preposition) -If there's no object, it's not a preposition: pLease stand UP. (UP is an adverb) |
| Noun of direct address (nda) | - person being spoken to in a sentence - MOM, I'm hungry. Go clean your room, REBEKAH. |
| Infinitive phrase(inf ph) | -Infinitive plus it's modifiers and objects - He likes TO EAT PEPPERONI PIZZA |
| Object of infinitive (obh inf) | -Follows infinitive and tells "what?" -I want to eat pizza. "To eat what?"pizza(object of infinitive) |
| Gerund phrase(ger ph) | -gerund plus it modifiers and objects -WRITING LONG ESSAYS can be fun. |
| Participle phrase | -participle plus it modifiers and objects -RUNNING DOWN THE HALL, he bumped into the principle |
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