Sentence Analysis: The Great Gatsby

Vocabulary flashcards covering the parts of speech, phrases, and clauses from the sentence analysis of F. Scott Fitzgerald and The Great Gatsby.

When

Subordinating conjunction in the sentence.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Proper noun.

Wrote

Action verb (past tense) and the transitive simple predicate/verb in the first clause.

He

3rd person nominative pronoun.

Explored

Action verb (past tense) and the transitive simple predicate/verb in the second clause.

Transitive verbs

Verbs that each take a direct object, such as 'wrote' and 'explored'.

An American novelist

Appositive phrase.

Novelist

Common noun that serves as the appositive noun in 'an American novelist'.

When F. Scott Fitzgerald an American novelist wrote the great gatsby

Adverb dependent clause.

He explored the american dream

Independent clause.

Declarative

The sentence purpose of the analyzed sentence.

Complex sentence

The sentence type formed by one dependent clause plus one independent clause.