SUBJECT PREDICATE COMPLEMENT GRAMMAR REVIEW 2 WHAT IS

SUBJECT, PREDICATE, & COMPLEMENT GRAMMAR REVIEW #2

WHAT IS THE SUBJECT? SUBJECT person, place, thing or idea that’s the main focus of the sentence COMPLETE SUBJECT: main word of the subject AND all of the words that go along with it SIMPLE SUBJECT: the main word of the subject

BEFORE WE FIND THE SUBJECT… THE SIMPLE SUBJECT WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER BE IN A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE!!!! ALWAYS BRACKET OFF PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES FIRST!!!!!

FINDING THE SUBJECT **ALWAYS BRACKET OFF PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES FIRST!!!!! Plump, lazy gerbils should not snooze in front of moving steamrollers. On bad hair days, Matilda, a fashionable young lady, wears colorful, eye-catching shower caps to hide her trussed-up tresses.

WHEN SENTENCES BEGIN WITH “HERE” & “THERE” �“HERE” and “THERE” can NEVER be the subject of a sentence. �“HERE” and “THERE” are not nouns; they are adverbs. �The subject is ALWAYS a noun (person, place, thing or idea).

FINDING THE SUBJECT WITH “HERE” & “THERE” **TO FIND THE SUBJECT, YOU MUST REPHRASE THE SENTENCE! Here is a portly platypus. A portly platypus is here. There are little green bumps on your face. Little green bumps are there on your face.

WHAT ABOUT COMPOUND SUBJECTS? COMPOUND SUBJECT two subjects that are joined by a conjunction and have the same verb Ernie and Prudence chew bubble gum.

WHAT IS THE PREDICATE? PREDICATE the verb that shows action or state of being COMPLETE PREDICATE: the verb and all of the words and phrases that go along with it SIMPLE PREDICATE: the verb

BEFORE WE FIND THE PREDICATE… THE SIMPLE PREDICATE WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER BE IN A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE!!!! ALWAYS BRACKET OFF PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES FIRST!!!!!

FINDING THE PREDICATE **ALWAYS BRACKET OFF THE PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES FIRST!!!! Ramona reads mystery stories by the light of her ponderous firefly. At the dinner table, Reginald cleans his toenails with his steak knife.

WHAT ABOUT COMPOUND PREDICATES? COMPOUND PREDICATE two verbs that are joined by a conjunction and have the same subject For exercise, Cousin Moe curls and wiggles his toes.

WHAT IS THE COMPLEMENT? COMPLEMENT a word that completes the meaning of the subject and the verb in order to make the sentence a COMPLETE thought 3 Types DIRECT OBJECT, INDIRECT OBJECT, SUBJECT COMPLEMENT WILL ALWAYS BE A NOUN, PRONOUN, OR ADJECTIVE!!! COMPLEMENT WILL NEVER, EVER BE IN A PREP PHRASE!!

WHAT IS THE DIRECT OBJECT? DIRECT OBJECT a noun or a pronoun that receives the action of the verb v Direct object MUST follow an action verb. v To find the direct object, ask “Whom? ” or “What? ” after the action verb.

BEFORE WE FIND THE DIRECT OBJECT… THE DIRECT OBJECT WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER BE IN A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE!!!! ALWAYS BRACKET OFF PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES FIRST!!!!!

FINDING THE DIRECT OBJECT ***ALWAYS BRACKET OFF THE PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES FIRST!!! Goodness, Egbert, you certainly have an unusual growth on your head. Freda painted an extraordinary picture of a plump, pitted, grape. Thadeus complimented Nadine on her new Tyrannosaurus earrings.

WHAT IS THE INDIRECT OBJECT? INDIRECT OBJECT a noun or a pronoun that receives the direct object v To have an indirect object, there MUST be a direct object! v The indirect object MUST come BEFORE the direct object. v To find the indirect object, ask “To whom? ” or “To what? ” after the direct object.

BEFORE WE FIND THE INDIRECT OBJECT… THE INDIRECT OBJECT WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER BE IN A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE!!!! ALWAYS BRACKET OFF PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES FIRST!!!!!

FINDING THE INDIRECT OBJECT ***ALWAYS BRACKET OFF THE PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES FIRST!!! Mrs. Mc. Dougal read her class a story about Toodles, the dysfunctional doodlebug. Norma taught the jig to her piglets. Norma taught her piglets the jig.

WHAT IS THE SUBJECT COMPLEMENT? PREDICATE NOUN a noun or a pronoun that follows a linking verb; explains or identifies the noun in the sentence PREDICATE ADJECTIVE an adjective that follows a linking verb; describes the subject

BEFORE WE FIND THE SUBJECT COMPLEMENT… THE SUBJECT COMPLEMENT WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER BE IN A PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE!!!! ALWAYS BRACKET OFF PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES FIRST!!!!!

FINDING THE SUBJECT COMPLEMENT ***ALWAYS BRACKET OFF THE PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES FIRST!!! Gomer’s best friend is his pet eggplant. The food in your refrigerator is slightly furry.