| A | B |
| Subject | who or what the sentence is about |
| Predicate | What the subject does, what is done to the subject, or the condition of the subject |
| Coordinating Conjunctions | for and nor but or yet so |
| Complete Sentence | subject, verb, complete thought |
| Direct Object | the receiver of the action |
| Indirect Object | the person or thing that something is given to or done for. |
| Independent Clause | Have a subject, a verb, and a complete thought and therefore make a complete sentence |
| Subordinate Clause | Have a subject and a verb and cannot make a complete sentence |
| Simple Sentence | a single independent clause |
| Compound Sentence | two or more independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction |
| Complex Sentence | one independent clause and one or more subordinate clauses |