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magic lens Parts of a sentance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how many parts of a sentence are there? | 5 |
| what is the mnemonic for the parts of a sentence? | dipss |
| What does DIPSS stand for? | Direct object Indirect object Predicate Subject Subject complement |
| What is a direct object? | a word or group of words representing the person or thing upon which the action of a verb is performed or toward |
| What is an indirect object? | group of words representing the person or thing with reference to which the action of a verb is performed, generally coming between the verb and the direct object and paraphrasable as the object of a preposition |
| What is a predicate? | to proclaim, declare, affirm, assert. |
| What is a subject? | that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc. |
| What is a subject complement? | usually functioning as an adjective or noun, that is used in the predicate following a copula and describes or is identified with the subject of the sentence |