Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Examples
I was watching the show until midnight. (Was watching what? Answer: show.)
Indirect Objects: An indirect object is a noun or pronoun that appears with a direct object and names
the person or thing that something is given to or done for.
Examples
I took her the slides.
(Took slides to or for whom? Answer: her)
We sent NASA the letters.
Objective Complements: An objective complement is an adjective or noun that appears with a direct
object and describes or renames it.
Examples
The President named her administrator of NASA.
I consider her the best candidate for the job.
Subject Complements: A subject complement is a noun, pronoun, or adjective that appears with a
linking verb and tells something about the subject
Appositive Phrases: A phrase is a group of words without a subject or verb that functions as one part of
speech.
Example
Adjective Phrases: An adjective phrase is a prepositional phrase that modifies a noun or pronoun by
telling what kind or which one.
Adverb Phrases: An adverb phrase is a prepositional phrase that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an
adverb by pointing out where, when, in what way, or to what extent.
Appositives: An appositive is a noun or pronoun placed next to another noun or pronoun to identify,
rename, or explain it.
Appositive Phrases: An appositive phrase is a noun or pronoun with modifiers that is placed next to a
noun or pronoun to add information and details.
Participle: A participle is a form of a verb that can act as an adjective. Commented [EK1]:
A gerund phrase is a gerund with modifiers or a complement, all acting together as a noun.
An infinitive is a form of a verb that generally appears with the word to and acts as a noun, an adjective,
or an adverb.
An infinitive phrase is an infinitive with modifiers, a complement, or a subject, all acting together as a
single part of speech.
An independent clause can stand by itself as a complete sentence. A subordinate clause, although it has
a subject and a verb, cannot stand by itself as a complete sentence; it can only be part of a sentence.
An adjective clause is a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or pronoun by telling what kind or
which one.
A relative pronoun or relative adverb connects the adjective clause to the modified word. It also acts
within the clause as a subject, direct object, or other sentence part.
Adverb clauses modify verbs, adjectives, adverbs, or verbal’s by telling where, when, in what way, to
what extent, under what condition, or why.
Sentence Combining: Sentences can be combined by using a compound subject, a compound verb, or a
compound object.