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Sentence

A group of words with a verb and a subject that expresses a complete thought.

Subject

The part about which something is said.

Predicate

The part that says something about the subject.

Simple subject

The main word or group of words in the complete subject, which is a noun or pronoun.

Simple predicate

The principal word or group of words in the predicate, which is the verb or verb phrase.

Subject in an imperative sentence

You.

Compound subject

When the subject consists of two or more connected words that have the same verb.

Compound predicate

Consists of two or more connected verbs that have the same subject.

Complement

It completes the sentence.

Subject complement

A noun, pronoun, or adjective that follows a linking verb.

Predicate nominative

A noun or pronoun that refers to the same person or thing as the subject.

Predicate adjective

An adjective that modifies the subject.

Direct object

A noun or pronoun that receives the action of the verb or shows the result of the action.

Questions answered by a direct object

Who? or What?

Indirect object

Precedes the direct object and tells to whom? or for whom?

S-V (subject-verb)

S-LV-PN (subject-linking verb-predicate nominative)

S-LV-PA (subject-linking verb-predicate adjective)

S-AV-DO (subject-action verb-direct object)

S-AV,IO (subject-action verb, indirect object)