The subject
names who or
what the
sentence is
about. Some
subjects are
simple,
identifying only
one noun or
pronoun.
Example: Fish swin.
Complete Subject
A complete subject
is the simple
subject,the main
word or words in a
subject, along with
any of the
modifiers that
describe the
subject.
Example: The fish swin.
Compound Subject
Compound
subjects contain
two or more
simple subjects
joined with a
coordinating
conjunction
such as and or
or
Example: The fish and
turtles swim.
Predicate
Simple Predicate
The predicate
is the verb in
the sentence
that makes a
statement
about the
subject.
Example: Mary works
Complete Predicate
A complete
predicate is
the verb or
predicate and
the words
associated
with it.
Example: John
rode his bicycle
downtown
yesterday.
Compound Predicate
If one subject in
the sentence
has more than
one predicate, it
is called a
compound
predicate.
Example: John
rode his bicycle
yesterday and
crashed it into
an oak tree.
The Objects
Direct Object
The direct object
is a noun or
pronoun that
answers the
question "what or
whom?" after an
action verb, and
often receives the
action of the verb.
Example: John
ate the cake. (It
answers the
question, "John
ate what?")
Indirect Object
An indirect object
is a noun or
pronoun that tells
to whom, for
whom, to what, or
for what
something is done.
Most often, the
indirect object is
placed before the
direct object.
Example: Jay sent his
mother flowers.
It answers the
question, "Jay
sent flowers to
whom?"
The Complements
Subject Complement
The subject complement
completes the meaning
of the subject by
renaming it or modifying
it after a linking verb.
Example: Ellen is a lifeguard.
Lifeguard
renames Ellen
and completes
the meaning of
the subject by
telling us that
Ellen and the
lifeguard are
the same
person.
Object Complement
An object
complement is a
noun, a pronoun,
or an adjective
that follows a
direct object to
rename it or state
what it has
become.