Verbs
(red)
a word used to express an action, a condition, or a state of being
Prepostions
(brown)
a word that shows the relationship of a noun or pronoun to another word
Complete Subject
Verb Phrases
made up of a main verb and one or more helping verbs
MLA Format
Adjectives
(blue)
a word that modifies; or describes, a noun or pronoun, answers the questions What kind?, Which one?, How many?, or How much?
Simple Subject
main word or words in the complete subject
Compound Subject
2 or more subjects that share a verb, joined by the words such, as, and, or, or but
Subject Complements
follows a linking verb, indentifies or describes a subject and completes the meaning of state or being verbs
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Adverbs
(orange)
a word that describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb, answers the questions How or Why?, When?, Where?, or To what extent?
Simple Predicate
main word or words in a complete predicate
Complete Predicate
the verb and all words that tell what the subject is or does
Compound Predicate
2 or more verbs that share a subject, joined by the words such, as, and, or or but
Conjunctions
(yellow)
a word used to join words or groups of words
Prepositional Phrases
(brown)
begins with a preposition, a noun or pronoun called the O.P. and any modifiers (adjectives)
Predicate Adjective
subject complements that describes or modify the subject
Predicate Noun
nouns or pronouns that identify, rename, or define the subject
Interjections
(pink)
word that expresses emotion
Direct object
a word or group of words that recieves the action of an action verb, answers what or whom
Indirect Object
answers to whom, for whom, or to what, always comes before the D.O, only exists with a D.O. in the sentance