Sentences Flashcards
(13 cards)
Sentence
A basic and complete idea. (noun+verb)
Subject
The noun doing the verb (the one performing the action).
Example: Mr. Lickfeld kicked the ball.
→ Mr. Lickfeld is the subject.
Predicate
The verb and the action it describes — what the subject does.
Example: Mr. Lickfeld kicked the ball.
→ “kicked the ball” is the predicate.
Direct object
The noun that receives the action from the verb.
Example: Mr. Lickfeld kicked the ball.
→ The ball is the direct object.
Indirect object
The noun that receives the direct object or is involved indirectly in the action.
Example: Mr. Lickfeld kicked Mrs. Porter the ball.
→ Mrs. Porter is the indirect object.
Clause
A group of words that includes a subject and a predicate (a complete idea).
Example: Mr. Lickfeld kicked the ball.
Dependent clause
A clause that cannot stand alone as a complete sentence because it starts with a subordinating word (like when, because, although).
Example: When Mr. Lickfeld kicks the ball
(What happens when he kicks it?)
Independent clause
A clause that can stand alone as a complete sentence — it has a subject and a predicate.
Example: Mr. Lickfeld kicked the ball.
Phrase
A group of words that is missing a subject or a predicate, so it cannot stand alone as a sentence.
Example: Kicked the ball.
→ What does this need? A subject!
Simple sentence
A sentence with one independent clause — one complete idea.
Example: The fish swam.
Compound sentence
A sentence with two independent clauses, usually joined by a conjunction (and, but, or).
Example: The fish swam, and the birds flew.
Complex sentence
A sentence with one dependent clause and one independent clause.
Example: Because they were looking for food, the fish swam.
Compound-complex sentence
A sentence with one dependent clause and two independent clauses.
Example: Because they were looking for food, the fish swam, and the birds flew.
