PARTS OF A SENTENCE

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PARTS OF A SENTENCE
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SENTENCE PATTERNS action verbs

• Subject - action verb (nothing,adv.,pp)
• subject - action verb - direct object (a noun or
  pronoun that receives the action, answers verb
  what?)
• subject - a.v. - indirect object (a noun or
  pronoun that answers to whom or for whom?)-DO

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SENTENCE PATTERNS linking verbs

• Subject - linking verb - predicate adjective (an
  adjective that describes the subject)
• subject - linking verb - predicate nominative (a
  noun or pronoun that renames the subject)

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ACTION vs. LINKING VERBS

• most verbs are action
• sense verbs when the subject is doing something
  (ex. I smelled the flower.)
• to be verbs when they are helping action verbs
  (ex. We will be skiing soon.)

• very few verbs are linking
• sense verbs when the subject is just being
  something (ex. The flower smelled enticing.)
• to be verbs when they are not helping a.v.s

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PARTS OF SENTENCE strategy

• cross out all prepositional phrases and label the
  object of the prep. phrase (the noun or pronoun
  at the end of the phrase)
• find the verb
• if its action, look for nothing, a DO, or the IO
  - DO combination
• if its linking, look for a PA or PN

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REMEMBER!!!!!!

• You must be able to recognize all prepositions.
• You must know the difference between action and
  linking verbs.
• PA or PN always go with linking verbs and DO or
  the IO/DO combination with action verbs.
• You can never have an IO without a DO.