| A | B |
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| predicate nominative | A noun in the prediate which follows a linking verb and renames the subject. |
| subject | A noun that is the doer of the action in the sentence or what the sentence is about. |
| object of the preposition | The noun which follows a preposition and is linked by the preposition to another word in the sentence. |
| direct object | A noun that follows an action verb & receives the action of the verb. |
| indirect object | A noun which receives the direct object. |
| subject, predicate, complete thought | 3 essential parts of a sentence |
| An example of a sentence. | Sally talks. |
| The bad dog ate all of the shrimp. | The complete subject is "The bad dog" |
| The crooked stick fell into the lake. | lake is an example of an object of the preposition |
| The noun which is the doer of the action. | the simple subject |
| The noun which is the doer of the action and any of its modifiers. | the complete subject |
| the verb in a sentence | the simple predicate |
| the verb in a sentence and any modifiers or complements | the complete predicate |
| The boy walked into the bakery. | walked into the bakery is an example of a complete predicate |
| Sally likes chocolate ice cream. | likes is an example of a simple predicate |
| Fred bought me a dress. | me is an example of an indirect object |
| Fred bought me a dress. | dress is an example of a direct object |
| A woman followed me into a bakery. | bakery is an example of an object of the preposition |
| That young boy is my cousin. | cousin is an example of a predicate nominative |
| The sassy little dog barked all day. | dog is an example of a subject |
