Business English February 1, 2018 On a sheet of scratch paper, identify what part of speech the word in gold is in each sentence: My uncle Jimmy was a sergeant in the U.S. Army. He served during the Vietnam War, and was injured shortly before he returned home. He received a Purple Heart and a Silver Star for his service. After leaving the Army, Jimmy completed a bachelor’s degree at the University of Texas at Arlington. My grandmother and grandfather attended his graduation and were very proud. Jimmy is one of the most accomplished people I know. You would never know that he still has many problems associated with his service in the war. Anyone who meets him can’t help but think, “Wow! What an amazing person!”

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Sentence Forms There are six basic sentence forms that help make your writing more interesting and less repetitive. Subject – Verb Subject – Linking Verb – Noun Subject – Linking Verb – Adjective Subject – Verb – Adverb Subject – Verb – Direct Object Subject – Verb – Indirect Object – Direct Object

Sentence Forms Subject – Verb This is the simplest sentence form. It contains only a subject and a verb.

Sentence Forms Subject – Linking Verb – Noun

Sentence Forms Subject – Linking Verb – Adjective

Sentence Forms Subject – Verb – Adverb

Sentence Forms Subject – Verb – Direct Object Direct Object – a noun of noun phrase (a person or thing) that is the direct recipient of the action of a verb. When you write a sentence with a direct object (DO), make sure that the DO receives the action of the verb.

Sentence Forms Subject – Verb – Indirect Object – Direct Object Indirect Object – a noun or noun phrase (person or thing) that is affected by the action of a verb, but is not the direct recipient of it. In this sentence structure, an indirect object explains to whom or to what the action is being done. The indirect object is a noun or pronoun, and it comes before the direct object in a sentence.

Homework Complete the Sentence Forms exercise.