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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