Phrases, clauses, and sentence structure
What is a direct object?
It receives the action
What is a prepositional phrase?
Noun head inside the prepositional phrase is called the object of the preposition
Most, but not all sentences contain an ____
Object
Sentences that contain intransitive verbs as main verbs but often do not have
Objects
What is simple sentence?
Only 1 have a subject and 1 predicated (IC)
What is a verb phrase?
Predicate
What is an indirect object?
Receives the direct object
What is a simple sentence structure have?
Subject Verb Object
All dependent clauses begin with a __________
Subordinating conjunction
Why do sentences that contain an intransitive verbs will have an object?
Transitive verbs need something to make sense. Grammatical the verb does not make sense unless something follows
How can independent clauses be conjoined?
Using a coordination conjunction
What is a noun phrase
Identified as the simple noun phrase (simple subject or a complete noun phrase or complete predicate) Can have a simple noun phrase where it is just a noun or a complete noun phrase (modifiers and all)
Not all sentences contain these 3 elements, when would an object not be required?
If there is an intransitive verb
What is a complex sentence?
Independent clause and a dependent clause structure (DC connected to an IC)
What is the difference between a dependent clause and an independent clause?
Independent: can stand by itself and make grammatical sense Dependent: cannot stand by itself and has to be attached to an independent clause in order for it to make sense, it will sound like a fragmented sentence
What is a compound sentence?
2 simple sentences connected by a coordinating conjunction (two IC connected by a coordinating conjunction)
What parts of speech is an object?
A noun or a pronoun
What is an independent clause synonymous with?
A simple sentence
Classes
Consist of a larger group of words that are unified by meaning
What are phrases?
Contain a head word that determines the nature of the phrase (what type you are looking at). Could be a noun, pronoun, verb, preposition
What is a compound-complex sentence?
DC connected to 2 IC
There are 2 types of objects, what are they?
Direct and indirect
What what structure are the verb and object elements?
The subject is usually receiving the action Object will always occur in the predicate
Why are clauses more complex than phrases?
They have their own subject and predicates
