Basic Sentence Parts

Subject:

· Person, place, or thing that the sentence is about

· Noun that is doing the main action or experiencing the main state of being in the sentence

Simple subject: The subject without any of its modifiers (words that describe it/make it more specific)

Stewie, a baby with a football—shaped head and a British accent, and Brian, a white dog with a red collar, are the two most intelligent characters on Family Guy.

Complete subject: The subject with all of its modifiers

Stewie, a baby with a football—shaped head and a British accent, and Brian, a white dog with a red collar, are the two most intelligent characters on Family Guy.

Compound subject: A subject comprised of two nouns

Stewie, a baby with a football—shaped head and a British accent, and Brian, a white dog with a red collar, are the two most intelligent characters on Family Guy.

Predicate: Verb in the sentence, along with all of its modifiers

· What the subject of the sentence is doing or being

Simple predicate: The main verb along with any helping verbs

Stewie does not have any reason to speak with a British accent.

Complete predicate: The main verb along with any modifiers, objects, etc. (essentially, everything but the complete subject)

Stewie does not have any reason to speak with a British accent.

Compound predicate: Two or more predicates that have the same subject and are joined by a coordinating conjunction

Stewie does not have any reason to speak with a British accent but sounds more superior with it.

Object:

· Direct object: Noun that receives the action of the verb

· Indirect object: Noun that names a person or thing to whom or which something is done

Brian gave a bouquet of flowers to “the Bachelorette.”