Parts Of A Sentence

Front 1

subject

Back 1

the person or thing that does the action of the verb (usually a noun or nominal)

Front 2

verb

Back 2

the main word of the predicate; usually describes an action or condition; must agree with subject

Front 3

complement

Back 3

a word in the predicate that complEtes the verb

Front 4

subject complement

Back 4

an adjective or noun in the predicate (after the verb) that renames or describes the subject

Front 5

object complement

Back 5

an adjective or noun in the predicate that follows the direct object and renames or describes it

Front 6

direct object

Back 6

a noun or noun-substitute in the predicate (after the verb) that receives the action of the verb (answers "what" after the verb)(can become the subject of a passive sentence)

Front 7

indirect object

Back 7

the person or thing to or for whom (can be rephrased as the object of "to" or "for") (can become the subject of a passive sentence)

Front 8

adverb

Back 8

modifies the verb or predicate by telling where, when, how, how often, why, etc.

Front 9

adjective

Back 9

modifies a noun

Front 10

prepositional phrase

Back 10

preposition, its object, and any modifiers of the object (may serve as an adjective, an adverb, or, occasionally, a noun)