verb
Action words; can also indicate state of being or existence.
subject
Tells who or what about the verb.
predicate nominative
a noun or pronoun that follows a linking verb and renames or identifies the subject
adjective
A word that describes a noun
predicate adjective
Follows a linking verb and describes the subject
adverb
A word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb
prepositions
a word that shows a relationship between nouns or pronouns and some other words in a sentence
prepositional phrases
is a group of words that begins with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun.
noun clause
a subordinate clause used as a noun
adverb clause
a subordinate clause that modifies a verb, an adjective, or an adverb
adjective clause
a subordinate clause that modifies a noun or pronoun
Rulon steered the jeep down the muddy road to the camp site, and then he discovered it was the wrong road.
steered-verb
Rulon-subject
the-adjective
down the muddy road-prepositional phrase
to the camp site-prepositional phrase
then-adverb
he-subject
discovered-verb
Rulon steered the jeep down the muddy road-independent clause
then he discovered-adverb clause
i
When Carl came up to bat, the bases were loaded, and there were two outs.
Carl-subject
came-verb
up-adverb
to bat-adverb infinitive
When Carl came up to bat-adverb clause
the-adjective
bases-subject
were-verb
loaded-predicate adjective
were-verb
two-adjective
outs-subject
I've just learned that our vacation plans must be changed; as a result, we'll leave later in the month.
I-subject
've learned-verb
that our vacation plans must be changed-noun clause
plans-subject
must be changed-verb
vacation-adjective
we-subject
'll leave-verb
later-adverb
in the month-prepositional phrase
Older television sets had tubes; the newest models, which take less space, are digital televisions.
sets-subject
had-verb
older/television-adjectives
models-subject
television-predicate nominative
newest/digital-adjective
which take less space-adjective clause
My Uncle Al drove a snow-removal truck, and when there was a big snow storm, he was called to work at any time.
Uncle Al-subject
drove-verb
my-adjective
snow-removal-adjective
when there was a big snow storm-adverb clause
storm-subject
was-verb
he-subject
was called-verb
to work-prepositional phrase
at any time-prepositional phrase
If you are an election judge, you distribute the ballots, and you count them after the polls close.
If you are an election judge-adverb clause
you-subject
are-verb
judge-predicate nominative
an/election-adjectives
you-subject
distribute-verb
after the polls close-adverb clause
Many monuments are found around the White House, and foreign leaders who come to Washington often visit them.
monuments-subject
are found-verb
many-adjective
around the White House-prepositional phrase
leaders-subject
who come to Washington-adjective clause
often-adverb
visit-verb
The doctor told us how we could revive a heart attack victim, and she demonstrated on a dummy, me.
doctor-subject
told- verb
how we could revive a heart attack victim-noun clause
could revive-verb
we-subject
how-adverb
demonstrated-verb
on a dummy-prepositional phrase
me-appositive
Jeff tried the new dance steps that had been demonstrated, and he mastered them quickly.
Jeff-subject
tried-verb
the/new/dance-adjectives
that had been demonstrated- adjective clause
he-subject
mastered-verb
quickly-adverb
The bola is a rope which is used to catch animals; it has weights on the end of it.
bola-subject
is-verb
rope-predicate nominative
which is used to catch animals-adjective clause
it-subject
has-verb
on the end-prepositional phrase
of it-prepositional phrase