Grammar Lesson 10

By: Felipe OrtizBryanna Leal

Parts of Sentences

Subjects Predicates Objects Modifiers Phrases Clauses

Subjects

The subject of a sentence is the noun or noun phrase that performs the action within the sentence.

She averted her eyes from the bright light.

Predicates

The predicate of a sentence expresses the state of the subject or the action that the subject performs.

The gameboy was offered in diverse colors.

Objects

The object of a verb is the noun, pronoun or other noun substitute that receives the results of the action referred to by the verb.

The man got in a car crash inadvertently.

Modifiers

Modifiers change the interpretation or meaning of the words or phrases they are associated with.

The big dog had an irreversible accident on his limb.

Phrases

A phrase is a group of words that work together to express a unified meaning but that lack a subject, a predicate, or both.

If we were to invert a balloon we would see the same thing.

Clauses

A clause is a group of words that contains both a subject and a predicate. There are two types of clauses, independent clauses and dependent clauses.

The little boy was running while having a moderate case of vertigo.

Pop Quiz

Identify the underlined statement of the sentence as subject, predicate, object, modifier, phrase, or clause.

The damage caused by the nuclear bomb can’t be reverted.

The versatile girl finished all her homework and was able to go to her soccer practice.