english - syntax

constituents

bestanddelen

parts of speech

spraakdelen

noun

zelfstandignaamwoord

verb

werkwoord

adjective

bijvoeglijk naamwoord

pronoun

voornaamwoord

preposition

voorzetsel

conjunction

voegwoord

interjection

tussenwerpsel

sentence

a group of words that tells a complete idea and has both a subject and a verb, can consist of multiple clauses

phrase

a word or group of words that has a specific function in a sentence but does not have a subject and verb together

clause

a group of words with a subject and a verb that can be a full sentence on its own

independent clause

expresses a complete idea and can stand alone as a full sentence, uses coordinating conjunctions: and, but, or

subordinate/dependent clauses

have a subject and a verb but do not express a complete idea on their own, uses subordinating conjunctions: because, although, if

direct object

lijdend voorwerp

indirect object

meewerkend voorwerp

prepositional object

voorzetselvoorwerp

subject complement

NWD

object complement

BWB