1. Sentences Parts (Complements) and Their Functions

2. Direct Object
Definition: a noun phrase that receives the action of the verb in the sentence
Subject + Action Verb+ DO
Example:
- Jimmy walked the dog.
- Susie ran the track with her sister.

3. Indirect Object
Definition: a noun phrase that refers to someone or something that is affected by the action of the verb
Subject+ Action Verb+ IO + DO
Examples:
- Paula passed her father the parcel.
-Simon gave his uncle a dirty look.
-Molly gave her brother a cookie for lunch

4. Predicative Nominative
Definition: completes a linking verb and renames the subject
Subject +linking verb + Predicative Nominative
Examples:
- Mrs. Jacobs is a teacher.
-Elizabeth’s favorite food is pizza.
- Molly is Allison’s best friend.

5. Predicate Adjective
Definition: an adjective that is in the predicate and decribes the noun. Examples: - The patients heartbeat is strong. - His tennis serve is especially fast. - The cupcakes were very tasty.

6. Object of Preposition
Definition: the noun or pronoun governed by a preposition. It usually comes right after the preposition.
Preposition + Object of the Preposition
Examples:
- The ants get in your ear when you are sleeping.
- Did you put the biscuits on the table?
- That movie will change the way you look at things.

7. Appositive
Definitions: a noun or noun phrase that renames another noun right beside it
Subject, Appositive, verb …..
Examples:
- Henderson, my good friend, sings hymns very beautifully.
- I go to, Lovinggood, a middle school in Powder Springs.
- Pumpkin pie, my favorite dessert, was served for Thanksgiving.

8. Sentence Subject
the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something
Subject +verb ….
Examples:
- The speeding hotrod crashed into a telephone pole.
- Ron's bathroom is a disaster.
- That new boy from Paris puts a lot of garlic in his food.

9. Linking vs Action Verb Linking Verb Action Verb
connects the subject with a word that gives information about the subject, such as a condition or relationship.
Examples:
-William is excited about his promotion.
I am putty in his hands
Jumping into a pond could be dangerous
a verb that expresses physical or mental action
Examples:
Johnny swam the channel.
Mikey jumped off the bridge.
-Leslie ran to get ice cream

10. Subject Complements
a word or phrase that follows a linking verb and describes (predicate adjective) or identifies (predicate nominative/noun) the subject.
LV Predicate adjective describing students
The students are easily distracted.
LV Predicate nominative identifying “He”
He is the one that won the race.