Parts of sentences

Most English sentences flow from subject Definition for subject, opens in dialog  to verb Definition for verb, opens in dialog  to any objects Definition for objects, opens in dialog  or complements Definition for complements, opens in dialog .

The main parts of the sentence are the subject and the verb. Predicate is the grammatical term given to the verb plus its objects, complements, and modifiers.

Exercises:

Subjects 1

Subjects 2

Subject complements and direct objects 1

Subject complements and direct objects 2

Indirect objects and object complements 1

Indirect objects and object complements 2

All objects and complements

Linking, transitive, and intransitive verbs