Parts of a Sentence

 Following on from the word class quiz, how well can you identify the parts of a  sentence?

A simple sentence usually consists of the following:

• Subject
• Verb
• Object

Subject - "does" the verb

Object - has the verb "done" to it

For example....
  The cat (subject) chased(verb) the mouse (object)
  The dog (subject) chewed (verb) the bone
  The boy (subject) kicked (verb) the ball(object)

Of course simple sentences can be added to or conversations and writing would be very boring!

An adverbial phrase can be added which tells you how or where the verb is "done", e.g.

The cat sat on the mat

The children played happily
The children played in the garden

Sentences can take many forms depending how we want to use them. We can:

• ask questions called interrogatives "Do you like my hair?"
• make statements to declare things called declaratives "I want to go home"
• give orders or commands called imperatives "Give me that!"