Simple Sentences and Parts of Speech: Part 2 Developed by Elana Spector-Cohen

Simple Sentences = 1 verb Rooms: Subject (S) Verb (V) Object (O) Complement (C) Furniture Noun (n) Verb (v) Adjective (adj) Adverb (adv) Also: prepositions (of, in, to) and articles (a, an, the) Remember: Adjectives describe NOUNS Adverbs describe VERBS Adverbs describe ADJECTIVES Adverbs describe ADVERBS

How are these sentences different? He called the famous computer expert. He is a famous computer expert. He is famous. 3

S V O The Three-Room House Object: Receives the action of the verb (based on a noun / noun group) Action Verb: Gives the action Who/What is doing the action; Who/What the sentence is about S V O The very angry man was violently hitting the poor little dog. 4

S V C The Three-Room House Complement: Gives more information about the subject (based on a noun or adjective) Stative Verb: Connects the Subject and Complement Subject: Who/What the sentence is about S V C The very angry man is a very violent person. The very angry man is very violent. 5

Where is the subject of the sentence? Video game testers must have strong communication skills. They have to write very clear reports. Now Charles is a video game producer. He really enjoys his work. It is a great field to be in.

Where is the subject of the sentence? Video game testers must have strong communication skills. They have to write very clear reports. Now Charles is a video game producer. He really enjoys his work. It is a great field to be in.

Where is the verb of the sentence? Video game testers must have strong communication skills. They have to write very clear reports. Now Charles is a video game producer. He really enjoys his work. It is a great field to be in.

Where is the verb of the sentence? Video game testers must have strong communication skills. They have to write very clear reports. Now Charles is a video game producer. He really enjoys his work. It is a great field to be in.

Where is the object of the sentence? Video game testers must have strong communication skills. They have to write very clear reports. Now Charles is a video game producer. He really enjoys his work. It is a great field to be in.

Where is the object of the sentence? Video game testers must have strong communication skills. They have to write very clear reports. Now Charles is a video game producer. He really enjoys his work. It is a great field to be in.

Where is the complement of the sentence? Video game testers must have strong communication skills. They have to write very clear reports. Now Charles is a video game producer. He really enjoys his work. It is a great field to be in.

Where is the complement of the sentence? Video game testers must have strong communication skills. They have to write very clear reports. Now Charles is a video game producer. He really enjoys his work. It is a great field to be in.

Summary: In this lesson, we learned about the parts of an English simple sentence (the ‘rooms of the house’): Subjects Verb rooms Object rooms / Complement rooms We also discussed the parts of speech of individual words (the ‘furniture in the rooms’): Nouns Verbs Adjectives Adverbs

Do you remember the function of each? Subject Verb room Object room Complement room Noun Verb Adjective Adverb Tells us who/what is doing the action and/or who/what the sentence is about The group of words that gives the action/state Receives the action of the verb Gives more information about the subject A person, place, thing or idea The word that gives the action or state Describes nouns Describes verbs, adjectives and adverbs 15