DGP WEDNESDAY NOTES (Sentence Parts and Phrases) Complete Subject Object of Preposition Simple Subject Object of Infinitive Complete Predicate Object of Gerund Verb (Simple Predicate) Prepositional Phrase Complement Gerund Phrase Appositive/Appositive Phrase Participle Phrase Infinitive Phrase

The part of the sentence about which something is being said COMPLETE SUBJECT The part of the sentence about which something is being said

SIMPLE SUBJECT Main word (or group of words) in the complete subject Must be a NOUN, PRONOUN, GERUND, or INFINITIVE Can NEVER be in a prepositional phrase THERE and HERE are never the subject of a sentence The subject can be an “understood you” Bring me the remote control please. (You bring it.)

The part of the sentence that says something about the subject COMPLETE PREDICATE The part of the sentence that says something about the subject

VERB (or SIMPLE PREDICATE) Transitive: takes a direct object (DO) We love grammar. Intransitive: does not take a direct object (DO) Please sit down. ALL LINKING VERBS ARE INTRANSITIVE!

Completes the meaning of the subject and verb. COMPLEMENT Completes the meaning of the subject and verb.

COMPLEMENT Direct Object (DO) Can only be a NOUN or PRONOUN Follows an ACTION VERB Is NEVER in a prepositional phrase To find the DO ask… “subject” “verb” “what?” I like English. “I” “like” “what?” English is the DO

COMPLEMENT Indirect Object (IO) Can only be a NOUN or PRONOUN Comes BEFORE a direct object (DO) Is NEVER in a prepositional phrase To find the IO ask… “subject” “verb” “direct object” “to or for whom or what?” He gave me the paper. “He” “gave” “paper” “to whom?” me (IO)

COMPLEMENT Predicate Nominative Can only be a NOUN or PRONOUN Follows LINKING VERB and renames the subject. To find it ask… “subject” “linking verb” “what?” He is a nice guy. “He” “is” “what?” guy (predicate nominative)

COMPLEMENT Predicate Adjective Is an ADJECTIVE (DUH!!!!) Follows LINKING VERB and describes subject To find it ask… “subject” “linking verb” “what?” He is nice. “He” “is” “what?” nice (predicate adjective)

APPOSITIVE/APPOSITIVE PHRASE Noun or pronoun that follows and renames another noun or pronoun My son Michael likes hunting. Tammy, my daughter, loves to read.

OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION Follows the preposition and tells “what?” (Can only be a noun or pronoun!!!!!) The bug is under the rug. If there is NO object, it is NOT a preposition: Please stand up. (Up is an adverb)

OBJECT OF THE INFINITIVE Follows the infinitive and tells “what?” I want to eat fish. “to eat what?” Fish is the object of the infinitive

fish is the object of the gerund Follows the gerund and tells “what?” I like eating fish. “eating what?” fish is the object of the gerund

PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE It is a group of words…BEGINNING with a PREPOSITION and ENDING with a NOUN or PRONOUN. Adjective: I want a room with a view. Adverb: His house is on the lake.

It is the gerund plus its modifiers and objects GERUND PHRASE It is the gerund plus its modifiers and objects Writing long essays can be fun.

It is the participle plus its modifiers and objects PARTICIPLE PHRASE It is the participle plus its modifiers and objects Running down the hall, he bumped into the principal.

It is the infinitive plus its modifiers and objects INFINITIVE PHRASE It is the infinitive plus its modifiers and objects He likes to eat pepperoni pizza.