Sentence Structure

complete subject

Includes all the words that tell whom or what the sentence is about ex: THE BOY NEXT TO HER stood in line.

prepositional phrase

a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with an object and any modifiers ex: There's a hole IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA

dependent clause

a group of words with a subject and verb that cannot stand alone ex: ALTHOUGH HE ENJOYED SOCCER, he did not try out for the team

object

a noun or pronoun ex: Mrs. O is in her CLASSROOM.

semicolon

a punctuation mark (';') used to connect independent clauses

complex sentence

a sentence that has a dependent clause and an independent clause

simple sentence

a sentence that has one subject and one verb

3 things every sentence must have

a subject, a verb and a complete thought

conjunction

a word that joins two phrases or sentences ex: FANBOYS- for, and, but, or, yet, so

preposition

a word that relates an object to another word in the sentence ex: Mrs. O is IN her classroom.

verb

a word that shows action; same as a simple predicate The boy ATE an apple

pronoun

a word that takes the place of a noun ex: he, she, they, it

fragment

a word, phrase, or clause that does not form a full sentence ex: When I went to the store.

complete predicate

consists of a verb and all the words that describe the verb and complete its meaning ex: The boy next to her STOOD IN LINE.

adjective

describes a noun ex: tall, thin, ignorant

independent clause

expresses a complete thought and can stand by itself as a sentence THE BOY ATE AN APPLE, but HE DIDN'T LIKE IT.

predicate

tells what the subject is or does The boy ATE AN APPLE

FANBOYS

the coordinating conjuctions FOR, AND, NOR, BUT, OR, YET, SO

simple predicate

the main word or word group that tells something about the subject ex: The boy next to her STOOD in line

simple subject

the main word or words in the complete subject ex: The BOY next to her stood in line

interjection

A word that expresses emotion ex: Wow!

adverb

A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb; often ends in 'ly' ex: He QUICKLY ran to his sister to help her.

noun

person, place, thing, or idea

compound object

two or more objects that share the same preposition ex: You will see the field beyond the CARS and FENCE.

compound verb

two or more verbs that have the same subject and are joined by a conjunction such as and or or ex: Maria WENT to the hospital to VISIT her grandmother.

compound sentence

two sentences (independent clauses) joined together with a comma and a conjunction or semicolon

subject

who or what the sentence is about The BOY ate an apple.