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Basic Sentence Structure

The document discusses the basic parts of a sentence including the subject, predicate, direct object, indirect object, and subject complement. The subject represents what or whom the sentence is about and usually contains a noun or pronoun. The predicate expresses the action or being in the sentence and usually contains the verb. Additional elements like the direct object, indirect object, and subject complement add further meaning and can be expanded to form different sentence types.

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Basic Sentence Structure

The document discusses the basic parts of a sentence including the subject, predicate, direct object, indirect object, and subject complement. The subject represents what or whom the sentence is about and usually contains a noun or pronoun. The predicate expresses the action or being in the sentence and usually contains the verb. Additional elements like the direct object, indirect object, and subject complement add further meaning and can be expanded to form different sentence types.

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BASIC SENTENCE STRUCTURE

Parts of Sentences: Subject, Predicate, Object, Indirect Object, Complement

Every word in a sentence serves a specific purpose within the structure of that
particular sentence. According to rules of grammar, sentence structure can
sometimes be quite complicated. For the sake of simplicity, however, the basic parts
of a sentence are discussed here.

The two most basic parts of a sentence are the subject and predicate.

SUBJECT

The subject of a sentence is the person, place, or thing that is performing the
action of the sentence. The subject represents what or whom the sentence is
about. The simple subject usually contains a noun or pronoun and can include
modifying words, phrases, or clauses.

The man . . .

PREDICATE

The predicate expresses action or being within the sentence. The simple


predicate contains the verb and can also contain modifying words, phrases, or
clauses.

The man /  builds a house.

The subject and predicate make up the two basic structural parts of any complete
sentence. In addition, there are other elements, contained within the subject or
predicate, that add meaning or detail. These elements include the direct object,
indirect object, and subject complement. All of these elements can be expanded and
further combined into simple, compound, complex, or compound/complex sentences.
(See TIP Sheet on "Sentence Type and Purpose.") 

DIRECT OBJECT

The direct object receives the action of the sentence. The direct object is usually
a noun or pronoun.

The man builds a house. 

The man builds it.

INDIRECT OBJECT
The indirect object indicates to whom or for whom the action of the sentence is
being done. The indirect object is usually a noun or pronoun.

The man builds his family a house. 

The man builds them a house.

SUBJECT COMPLEMENT

A subject complement either renames or describes the subject, and therefore is


usually a noun, pronoun, or adjective. Subject complements occur when there is
a linking verb within the sentence (often a linking verb is a form of the verb to
be).

The man is a good father. (father = noun which renames the subject)

The man seems kind. (kind = adjective which describes the subject)

Note: As an example of the difference between parts of speech and parts of a


sentence, a noun can function within a sentence as subject, direct object, indirect
object, object of a preposition, or subject complement.

For more information on the structure and formation of sentences, see the following
TIP Sheets:

Sentence Types and Purposes


Sentence Fragments
Independent and Dependent Clauses: Coordination and Subordination
Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Other Phrases: Verbal, Appositive, Absolute
Comma Splices and Run-on Sentences
The Eight Parts of Speech
Nouns
Pronouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbes
Conjunctions
Interjections

 
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