Engilsh Grammer

Simple subject – The main noun or pronoun the sentence is about.

Complete subject – The simple subject and all its modifiers or describes it.

Simple predicate – The main verb or verb phrase in the sentence.

Complete predicate – The verb and all the words that tell what happened in the sentence.

Verb – An action word or a state of being.

Action verb – Expresses physical or mental action.

Linking verb – Connects the subject with a word that describes or identifies it.

Predicate nominative – A noun that follows a linking verb and renames the subject.

Predicate adjective – An adjective that follows a linking verb and describes the subject.

Direct object – A noun or pronoun that receives the action of a verb.

Indirect object – Tells to whom or for whom the action is done.