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Details Title: Parts of a Sentence Description: The Parts of a Sentence Total Flash Cards: 28 Created: 11/19/2003 18:15:21	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term sentence Definition A word group that contains a subject and a verb and that expresses a complete thought. Term sentence fragment Definition A word or word group that is capitalized and punctuated as a sentence but that does not contain both a subject and a verb or that deos not express a complete thought. Term subjects and predicates Definition two basic parts of a sentence Term subject Definition Tells whom or what the sentence or clause is about. Term predicate Definition tells something about the subject Term simple subject Definition The main word or word group that tells whom or what the sentence is about. Term complete subject Definition Consists of the simple subject and any words or word groups that modify the simple subject. Term simple predicate or verb Definition The main word or word group that tells something about the subject. Term complete predicate Definition Consists of the verb and all the words that modify the verb and complete its meaning. Term verb phrase Definition a main verb and one or more helping verbs. Term prepositional phrase Definition Consists of a preposition, the object of the preposition, and any modifiers of that object. Term expletive Definition A word that fills out the structure of a sentence but does not add to the meaning. Term understood subject Definition In a request or a command, the subject is usually not stated. Term noun of direct address Definition When a request or command includes a name, the name is not the subject. Term compound subject Definition Consists of two or more subjects that are joined by a conjunction and that have the same verb. Term compound verb Definition Consists of two or more verbs that are joined by a conjunction and that have the same subject. Term complement Definition A word or word group that completes the meaning of a verb. Term subject complement Definition A word or word group that completes the meaning of a linking verb and identifies or modifies the subject. Term predicate nominative and predicate adjective Definition two kinds of subject complements Term predicate nominative Definition A word or word group that is in the predicate and that identifies the subject or refers to it. Term predicate adjective Definition An adjective that is in the predicate and that modifies the subject of a sentence or a clause. Term object of a verb Definition A complement that, unlike a subject complement, does not identify or modify the subject. Term transitive verb Definition A verb that expresses an action directed toward a person, a place, a thing, or an idea. Term direct object Definition Is a noun, pronoun, or word group that tells who or what recieves the action of a transitive verb or shows the result of the action. Term indirect object Definition Is a noun, pronoun, or word group that often appears in sentences containing direct objects. It tells to whom or to what( or for whom or for what) the action of a transitive verb is done. Term declarative sentence Definition Makes a statement and ends with a period. Term imperative sentence Definition Gives a command or makes a request. Term interrogative sentence Definition Asks a question and ends with a question mark.