| A | B |
|---|
| answers who? or what? | complements |
| takes a direct object | transitive action verb |
| renames the subject, but comes after the verb | predicate nominative |
| describes the subject, but comes after the verb | predicate adjective |
| joins a predicate nominative or predicate adjective to the subject | linking verb |
| answers where? | adverb |
| joins grammatical equals | coordinating conjunction |
| begins an adverb clause | subordinating conjunction |
| follows a transitive action verb | direct object |
| modifies nouns adn/or pronouns | adjectives |
| modifies verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs | adverb |
| usually performs the action of the sentence | subject |
| one independent clause | simple sentence |
| two or more independent clauses | compound sentence |
| one independent clause plus one or more subordinate clauses | complex sentence |
| two independent clauses plus one or more subordinate clauses | compound-complex sentence |
| the noun or pronoun at the end of a prepositional phrase | object of the preposition |
| pronoun that shows ownership | possessive pronoun acting as an adjective |
| an action verb with no direct object | intransitive action verb |
| to followed by a verb (to swim) | infinitive |
