Parts of Speech
Person, Place, Thing, or Idea
A Noun
Main Noun In The Sentence
Simple Subject
The Only Clause That Can Stand Alone
Main Clause
Under the Porch
Prepositional Phrase
Makes a Statement
Declarative Sentence
Action or State of Being
Verb
Includes the Main Noun and All the Words That Describe It
Complete Subject
An Incomplete Thought, Relies on Another Clause
Subordinate Clause
I love swimming in the ocean.
Gerund Phrase
Has Two or More Main Clauses
Compound Sentence
Replaces a Noun
Pronoun
A Subject w\With Two Main Nouns
Compound Subject
Functions As A Noun In A Sentence
Noun Clause
Frightened by the storm, the cat hid under the bed.
Participle Phrase
Gives a command or Request
Imperative Sentence
After, Before, Under, Over
Preposition
Action or State of Being in the Sentence
Simple Predicate
Often Starts With When, Because, If
Adverb Clause
The chef, a master of French Cuisine, prepared the meal.
Appositive Phrase
2 Main Clauses and at Least 1 Subordinate Clause
Compound Complex Sentence
And, But, Or
Conjuntions
Verb and All of the Words That Describe What the Subject Does
Complete Predicate
Usually Starts With Who, Which or That
Adjective Clause
To err is human.
Infinitive Phrase
One Main Clause
Simple Sentence