Labeling the Main Parts of a Sentence:
Labeling the Main Parts of a Sentence
• Subject - ___________________________________________________________________________
• Verb - _____________________________________________________________________________
• Direct Object - ______________________________________________________________________
• Indirect Object - _____________________________________________________________________
• Objective Compliment- _______________________________________________________________
• Predicate Nominative- ________________________________________________________________
• Predicate Adjective- __________________________________________________________________
Step One – Cross out any prepositional phrases.
• Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and end with a noun.
• Common prepositions: of, with, to, for, by, at, on, in, around, through, across
Step Two – Identify the verb and the subject.
• If the verb is an action verb, move to steps three, four, and five.
• If the verb is a linking verb, skip to step six.
o Linking verbs: am, are, is, were, was, be, have been, has been, appears, seems, looks, tastes, smells, sounds, feels
Step Three – Look for a direct object.
• Read the sentence. Ask yourself, “The subject verb what?”
o Example: Lola painted the waffles with syrup.
▪ Lola painted the waffles with syrup.
▪ Lola (subject) painted (verb) the waffles.
• Lola painted what?
o Waffles
• The direct object is waffles.
Step Four – Look for an indirect object.
• If there was a direct object, read the sentence again to see if there is an indirect object. (An indirect object can never come after a preposition.)
• Ask yourself, “To whom/what was the verb done?”
o Example: Larry gave Lola a bunny rabbit.
▪ Larry gave Lola a bunny rabbit.
▪ Larry (subject) gave (verb) Lola a bunny rabbit.
▪ Larry gave what?
• Rabbit
• The direct object is rabbit.
▪ To whom did Larry give the rabbit? (Think: to ________)
• Lola
• The indirect object is Lola.
Step Five – Look for an objective complement.
• Read the sentence again and look at the verb. If you see one of these verbs, you might find an objective complement: appoint, call, choose, consider, elect, find, keep, make, name, think
• Are there any words that describe or give more information about the direct object?
o Example: The pug’s snarf makes Winnie unique.
▪ The pug’s snarf (subject) makes (verb) Winnie unique.
▪ The snarf makes what?
• Winnie
• The direct object is Winnie.
• What does the word “unique” describe?
o Winnie
• The objective complement is unique because it describes Winnie, the direct object.
Step Six – If you have a linking verb, look for a subject complement, either the predicate nominative or the predicate adjective.
• Read the sentence again. Is the word after the linking verb a noun or an adjective?
o Example: Winnie is cute.
▪ Winnie (subject) is (linking verb) cute.
▪ Is “cute” a noun or an adjective?
• Adjective
▪ “Cute” is the predicate adjective.
o Example: Her friends are dogs.
▪ Her friends (subject) are (linking verb) dogs.
▪ Is “dogs” a noun or an adjective?
• Noun
▪ “Dogs” is the predicate nominative.
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