Verbs
What is an action verb?
This type of verb shows physical or mental action.
What is a direct object?
This object directly receives the action of the verb and answers “what?” or “whom?”
What is a subject complement?
This type of complement follows a linking verb and describes or identifies the subject.
This part of speech answers the question “What is being done?”
a verb
This type of sentence has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.
a simple sentence
What is a linking verb?
This verb connects the subject to a subject complement.
What is an indirect object?
This object answers “to whom?” or “for whom?” the action is done.
What is an object complement?
This type of complement follows the direct object and describes it.
What is an adjective?
This part of speech modifies or describes a noun.
This type of sentence contains two independent clauses connected by a conjunction.
a compound sentence
What is the verb “to be”?
This verb means “to exist” and is commonly used as a linking verb.
In the sentence “He gave her a gift,” her is this type of object.
an indirect object
In the sentence “She is a teacher,” teacher is this type of complement.
a subject complement
This part of speech receives the action of a verb and answers “what?” or “whom?”
a noun
This type of sentence has one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses.
a complex sentence
What is a stative verb?
This verb shows a state of being or condition, like “seem” or “become.”
In the sentence “She ate the sandwich,” the sandwich is this type of object.
a direct object
In the sentence “They elected him president,” president is this type of complement.
object complement
This part of speech answers “to whom?” or “for whom?” the action is done.
a pronoun
This sentence has the structure: Subject + Verb + Direct Object.
transitive sentence
What is the past continuous tense?
The verb in the sentence “She was reading a book” is in this tense.
This object receives the action of the verb and often describes or completes the meaning of the direct object.
an object complement?
This complement typically takes the form of an adjective, and it describes the subject after a linking verb.
a predicate adjective?
What is quickly?
In the sentence “She quickly ran,” this word is the adverb.
This sentence type follows the structure: Subject + Verb + Complement (subject or object).
a complete sentence with complement