😿Parts of a Sentence — Full Flashcard Set
SECTION 1 — Core Structure
Flashcard 1
Front: What are the two main parts of a sentence?
Back: Subjects and predicates.
Flashcard 2
Front: What additional elements can be found within subjects and predicates?
Back: Objects, modifiers, and complements.
SECTION 2 — Subjects
Flashcard 3
Front: What is the subject of a sentence?
Back:
who or what controls the action of the sentence
OR who or what the sentence is about
Flashcard 4
Front: What part of speech is the subject generally?
Back: A noun or subject pronoun.
Flashcard 5
Front: Identify the subject: “Buster is a dog.”
Back: Buster
Flashcard 6
Front: Identify the subject: “Buster is playing fetch.”
Back: Buster
Flashcard 7
Front: Identify the subject: “He likes being outside.”
Back: He
Flashcard 8
Front: Identify the subject: “My fluffy dog is so sweet.”
Back: My fluffy dog
SECTION 3 — Predicates
Flashcard 9
Front: What does the predicate of a sentence do?
Back:
contains the action of the sentence
OR tells us something about the subject
Flashcard 10
Front: What is the predicate comprised of?
Back:
the main verb of the sentence
everything else that is NOT the subject
Flashcard 11
Front: Identify the predicate: “Buster is a dog.”
Back: is a dog
Flashcard 12
Front: Identify the predicate: “Buster is playing fetch.”
Back: is playing fetch
Flashcard 13
Front: Identify the predicate: “He likes being outside.”
Back: likes being outside
Flashcard 14
Front: Identify the predicate: “My fluffy dog is so sweet.”
Back: is so sweet
SECTION 4 — Modifiers
Flashcard 15
Front: What do modifiers do?
Back: Modifiers describe or provide additional information about the players in the sentence.
Flashcard 16
Front: What are modifiers generally?
Back: Adjectives, adverbs, or prepositional phrases.
Flashcard 17
Front: Identify the modifiers: “Buster is a big, fluffy dog.”
Back: big, fluffy
Flashcard 18
Front: Identify the modifier: “He loves to run as fast as he can.”
Back: as fast as he can
Flashcard 19
Front: Identify the modifier: “I’m going to go to the store after work.”
Back: after work
SECTION 5 — Objects
Flashcard 20
Front: What do direct and indirect objects do?
Back: Provide additional information about the action (verb) of the sentence.
Flashcard 21
Front: What do prepositions express?
Back: A relationship between the object of the preposition and another element of the sentence.
Flashcard 22
Front: What are objects generally?
Back: Nouns or object pronouns.
Flashcard 23
Front: Identify the object: “I’m playing fetch with my dog.”
Back: dog
Flashcard 24
Front: Identify the object: “My cat always watches us through the large picture window.”
Back: us; window
Flashcard 25
Front: Identify the object: “When will you come back from the store?”
Back: store
SECTION 6 — Subject Complements
Flashcard 26
Front: What do subject complements do?
Back: Appear in the predicate to rename the subject.
Flashcard 27
Front: What are complements generally?
Back: Adjectives, nouns, or object pronouns.
Flashcard 28
Front: Identify the complement: “Buster is a dog.”
Back: a dog
Flashcard 29
Front: Identify the complement: “Buster is fluffy and sweet.”
Back: fluffy and sweet
Flashcard 30
Front: Identify the complement: “That’s him over there.”
Back: him
Flashcard 31
Front: Identify the complement: “Felix was a rescue.”
Back: a rescue
SECTION 7 — Clauses & Phrases
Flashcard 32
Front: What is an independent clause?
Back: A group of words containing a subject AND a predicate that expresses a complete thought.
Flashcard 33
Front: Example of an independent clause
Back: Linda walks her big, fluffy dog every morning.
Flashcard 34
Front: What is a dependent clause?
Back: A group of words containing a subject AND a predicate that does NOT express a complete thought.
Flashcard 35
Front: Example of a dependent clause
Back: Because she gets up early enough, Linda walks her big, fluffy dog every morning.
Flashcard 36
Front: What is a phrase?
Back: A group of words containing EITHER a subject OR a predicate.
Flashcard 37
Front: Example of a phrase
Back: We found the park to be overcrowded, noisy, and dirty.
SECTION 8 — “Part of Speech” Clauses & Phrases
Flashcard 38
Front: What does it mean when a clause or phrase is labeled with a part of speech (e.g., noun clause)?
Back: The entire clause or phrase is being treated as that part of speech for punctuation and grammatical purposes.
Flashcard 39
Front: What are the components of a “part of speech” clause or phrase?
Back:
a head word from the specified part of speech category
all modifiers or helpers that work with the head word
Flashcard 40
Front: What is the difference between a “part of speech” clause and a “part of speech” phrase?
Back:
Clause: contains both a subject AND a predicate
Phrase: contains either a subject OR a predicate
Flashcard 41
Front: Example of a noun phrase
Back: My favorite aunt is coming to visit once the weather around here gets warmer.
Flashcard 42
Front: Example of a noun clause
Back: I’m excited that what I wrote will be presented at the expo next week.
Flashcard 43
Front: Example of a verb phrase
Back: My favorite aunt is coming to visit.
Flashcard 44
Front: Example of an adjective phrase
Back: You’re white as a sheet.
Flashcard 45
Front: Example of an adjective clause
Back: You look like you’ve seen a ghost.
Flashcard 46
Front: Example of an adverbial phrase
Back: I feel like I performed so terribly.
Flashcard 47
Front: Example of an adverbial clause
Back: She was running like something was chasing her.
Flashcard 48
Front: Example of a prepositional phrase
Back: I left my purse on the table.