Parts of Speech
person, place, thing, or idea
noun
which one, what kind, how much, how many
adjective
who or what the sentence is about
subject
has been talking
verb phrase
in grammar, this means more than one
compound
an action word
verb
how, where, when, condition, reason, to what degree
adverb
the verb is the simple
predicate
to the store
prepositional phrase
a group of words working together to do one job
phrase
a word that takes the place of a noun
pronoun
shows state of being; links the subject with a word in the predicate
linking verb
what gets verbed
direct object
WATCHING THE SUNRISE is great.
gerund phrase
a group of words with a subject and predicate
clause
a word that joins words to words, phrases to phrases, clauses to clauses; FANBOYS is a clue
conjunctions
begins a phrase; connects a noun to other words in the sentence
preposition
subject complement that renames the subject
predicate noun
Today is our last Thursday. Clause type?
independent
a sentence with two or more independent clauses
compound
a word that shows excitement or emotion
interjection
a, an, the
articles
subject complement that describes the subject
predicate adjective
because the stars are sparkling
Type of dependent clause?
adverb clause
a sentence with an independent clause and a dependent clause
complex