Parts of the Sentence
Direct Object
• A direct object is
a noun or object
pronoun (me,
you, him, her, it,
us, you, them)
that receives the
action of the
action verb.
subj
predicate
Mary
yells at Sally.
Mary
Sally (direct object)
Indirect Object
• An indirect object is a noun or object pronoun
(me, you, him, her, it, us, you, them) located
between the action verb and the direct object.
The structure is: S-AV-IO-DO.
S
subj
You
AV
IO
DO
predicate
indirect
object
direct
object
me
nothing.
gave
Subject Complement
• A subject complement
is a noun, subject
pronoun, or adjective
that complements the
subject: it is linked to
the subject by a
linking verb.
Subject Complement (cont.)
• The subject complement, in a sense,
renames the subject. It completes our
knowledge of the subject.
Example: She
subj.
is
brilliant.
predicate
linking verb
subject
complement
* To compliment someone is to praise him or
her; to complement something is to
complete it, as a subject complement
completes the subject.
Predicate Nominative
• A predicate nominative is a subject
complement that is a noun or subject
pronoun.
Example: It was she and I who came to visit.
Predicate Adjective
• Predicate adjective is a term sometimes
used to describe a subject complement
made out of an adjective.
Example: I am sleepy.
The Logic of Sentence Analysis
• First find the subject/predicate set.
– Is the verb ACTION or LINKING?
• If the verb is ACTION, then
– do not look for a subject compliment
– look for a direct object
– if you find a direct object then look for an indirect object.
• If the verb is LINKING, then
– do not look for the direct object
– look for a subject complement
• Look for the next subject/predicate set and
repeat.
The Logic of Sentence Analysis
action
verb
indirect
object
direct
object
subj.
linking
verb
subject
complement
Practice:
Identify the parts of speech and the
sentence. Use your “the Logic of Sentence
Analysis” notes to help you out.
I
Parts
of
Speech:
Parts
of the
Sentence:
never
gave
you
money.
Practice:
Identify the parts of speech and the
sentence. Use your “the Logic of Sentence
Analysis” notes to help you out.
I
Parts
of
Speech:
pron.
Parts
of the
Sentence:
subj.
never
gave
you
adv.
v.
pron.
money.
n.
(action)
predicate
(AV)
indirect object direct object
(IO)
(DO)
Practice:
Identify the parts of speech and the
sentence. Use your “the Logic of Sentence
Analysis” notes to help you out.
This
Parts
of
Speech:
Parts
of the
Sentence:
is
the beach where the girls created the sand castle.
Practice:
Identify the parts of speech and the
sentence. Use your “the Logic of Sentence
Analysis” notes to help you out.
This
Parts
of
Speech:
pron.
is
the beach where the girls created the sand castle.
v. adj.
(link)
Parts
subj. predicate
of the
(LV)
Sentence:
n.
conj.
subj.
complement
(SC)
adj. n.
v.
adj. adj.
(action)
subj. predicate
(AV)
n.
direct object
(DO)