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Chapter 20
Basic Sentence Parts
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English
9th Grade
10/23/2010

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Term
Sentence
Definition
a group of words with two main parts: Complete subject, Complete predicate
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Complete Subject
Definition
noun or pronoun that names the person, place or thing that the sentence is about
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Complete Predicate
Definition
includes a verb that tells something about the complete subject
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Simple Subject
Definition
an essential noun, pronoun or group of words acting as the noun that cannot be left out of the complete subject
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Simple Predicate
Definition
the essential verb or verb phrase that cannot be left out of the complete predicate
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Compound Subject
Definition
two or more subjects that have the same verb and are joined by the conjunction such as and , or
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Compound Verb
Definition
is two or more verbs that have the same subject and are joined by a conjunction such as and ,or
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Complement
Definition
is a word or group of words that completes the meaning of the predicate of a sentence
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Direct Object
Definition
a noun or pronoun that receives the action of a transitive action verb
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Compound direct object
Definition
two or more nouns that receive the action of the same verb
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Direct Object or Object of Prep
Definition
a direct object is never the noun or pronoun at the end of the prep phrase
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Indirect Object
Definition
a noun or pronoun that appears with a direct object and names the person or thing that something is given to or done for
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Indirect Object or Object of a Prep
Definition
indirect object never immediately follows a prep in a sentence
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Sentence complements
Definition
a noun, pronoun, or adjective that appears with a linking verb and tells something about the subject of the sentence
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Predicate Nominative
Definition
a noun or pronoun that appears with a linking verb and renames, identifies or explains the subject of the sentence
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Compound Predicate Nominative
Definition
two or more nouns or pronouns that appear with a linking verb and rename the subject of the sentence
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Predicate Adjective
Definition
an adjective that appears with a linking verb and describes the subject of the sentence
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Objective Complement
Definition
an adjective or noun that appears with a direct object and describes or renames it
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