Grammar Definitions
A_______ is a group of words expressing a complete thought.
What is a Sentence?
The fire burned brightly.
adverb
The 4 Complements.
What is the direct object, the indirect object, the predicate nominative, and the predicate adjective.
Whoever reaches the bar first gets the prize.
What is the Compound-Complex sentence?
This is the naming part of the sentence.
What is the subject?
The smoke drifted up the chimney.
adverb phrase
The boy kicked the cat.
What is the direct object?
She learned that Susie is a poor loser.
What is the direct object?
This sentence consists of one independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses.
What is the complex sentence?
A subject may be modified by these 5 things.
What is the adjective, possessive noun, appositive, adjective phrase, and adjective clause?
It warmed me while I studied.
adverb clause.
Father sent Mother roses on their anniversary.
What is the indirect object?
The fact that I am taller should not bother you.
This sentence consists of one independent clause.
What is the simple sentence?
This is the part of the sentence that contains the verb and everything else. It asserts something about the subject.
What is the predicate?
My dad's truck was finally repaired.
Possessive noun
The man is my father.
What is the predicate nominative?
Her only fault is that she is too generous.
What is the predicate nominative?
This sentence consists of two or more independent clauses.
What is the compound sentence?
A predicate can be modified by these 3 things.
What is the adverb, the adverb phrase, and the adverb clause?
The study of history is profitable for everyone.
adjective phrase.
The boy is tall.
What is the predicate adjective?
He delivers to whoever lives in the city limits.
What is the object of the preposition?
Name the four sentence structures.
What is the simple, compound, complex, compound-complex.