English 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.

Answers the question what/whom after Action verb

Indirect object

Tells to whom or for whom the action is done.

Answers the question to what or to whom