A group of related words with a subject and predicate that acts to modify a noun or pronoun

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Sentence Construction: Types of Elements

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The adjectives a, an. Indefinite and the definite

A word that names a person, place, thing or idea

A word that takes the place of a noun, a group of word acting as a noun [it, she, he, that, which]

A word that expresses action or sense of being

A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb by making it more specific

A word that shows the relationship of a noun or a pronoun to another word in a sentence

A word that joins single words or groups of words

A word or phrase that expresses emotion or exclaimation

Part of a sentence comprising what the sentence is about

Tells what the subject is doing

What or whom, after an action verb

Answers the question to whom, for whom or for what after an action verb

A word or group of words that completes the meaning of a "be" verb

A noun or pronoun that follows a "be" verb and points back to the subject to rename it or identify it further

An adjective that follows a "be" verb and points back to the subject and further describes it

A group of related words lacking a subject or predicate functioning as a part of speech

Group of related words around a noun used to rename or identify a noun/pronoun

A verbal is derived from a verb but does not function as a verb in a sentence. Verbal phrase functions as a noun, adjective or adverb

A verb form ending in ing or ed and acts as an adjective

A verb that ends in ing and is used as a noun

Verb form usually introduced by to and may be used as a noun adjective or adverb

Must always be accompanied by an independent clause to complete meaning

Can stand alone as a meaningful sentence

Sentence containing one or more subjects and one predicate

Sentence containing two independent clauses joined by a conjunction or semicolon

Sentence containing one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses

Sentence containing two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent clauses

Sentence that makes a statement

Sentence that gives a command

Sentence that makes an exclamation

Sentence that asks a question

Sentence that asks a question without needing an answer or the answer is obvious

Sentence with subject prior to the predicate

Sentence with predicate before the subject

Sentence which expresses the subject near the beginning and adds modifying elements at the end

Sentence which expresses the subject after all modifying parentheses or commas

Sentence with structural similarity so that elements of equal importance have equal development

Sentence constructed so as to emphasize a similarity or difference between two or more parts [words, phrases, clauses]

I can remember when I first started reading grammar books that the language was daunting (some of it still is!).

So here’s a few terms in case you need to refresh your memory.

Active voice: with the active voice, a subject performs the action of the verb, e.g. I kicked the ball.

Adjectives: describing words, such as hot, cold, beautiful.

Adverbs: tell how, when, where and how much, e.g. slowly, fast, very.

Clause: group of related words containing a subject and verb that is a complete sentence or part of a sentence, e.g. I work in a bank.

Collective nouns: refers to a group of people or things, e.g. team, jury, staff.

Conjunctions: link words or parts of a sentence, e.g. but, so, because.

Dependent clause: also known as subordinate clause – a group of related words containing a subject and predicate. Dependent clauses cannot stand alone – they depend on the independent (main) clause to make sense, e.g. because it was raining.

Determiners: come before a noun and tell us which ones, whose and how many, e.g. three, that, my, a.

Independent clause: also known as main clause – a group of related words containing a subject and predicate, e.g. She ate dinner. An independent clause can be a complete sentence or part of a sentence.

Modify: change or add to the meaning of another word or words, e.g. beautiful modifies the word plant (beautiful plant).

Nouns: persons, places or things, e.g. cat, man, woman.

Objects: receive the action of the verb, e.g. I caught the ball.

Passive voice: the subject receives the action of the verb, rather than carrying it out, e.g. The ball (subject) was kicked.

Personal pronouns: words such as I, me, mine, you, yours, his, hers and we, used to refer to a noun previously referred to or known.

Phrase: a group of related words that acts as a unit within a sentence, but do not form a complete thought, e.g. fed up and bored.

Predicate: what the sentence says about the subject, e.g. Jack laughed heartily at the joke.

Prepositions: used before a noun or pronoun to relate them to other words, e.g. by, to, at.

Pronouns: replace a noun previously mentioned or already known, e.g. it, you, who.

Proper nouns: take initial capitals and name a specific person, place or thing, e.g. Ms Smith, Sydney, Parliament House.

Relative pronouns: used after a noun to make it clear what person or thing we are referring to, e.g. that, which, who, whom, whose, whoever, whomever.

Subject: what or who the sentence is about. The subject often, but not always, performs the action of the verb – I invited a guest. (Not so in passive sentences – A guest was invited.)

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