1. Simple Sentences and Parts of Speech: Part 2
Developed by Elana Spector-Cohen

2. Simple Sentences = 1 verb
Rooms:
Subject (S)
Verb (V)
Object (O)
Complement (C)
Furniture
Noun (n)
Verb (v)
Adjective (adj)
Adverb (adv)
Also: prepositions (of, in, to) and articles (a, an, the)
Remember:
Adjectives describe NOUNS
Adverbs describe VERBS
Adverbs describe ADJECTIVES
Adverbs describe ADVERBS

3. How are these sentences different?
He called the famous computer expert.
He is a famous computer expert.
He is famous. 3

4. S V O The Three-Room House
Object: Receives the action of the verb (based on a noun / noun group)
Action Verb: Gives the action
Who/What is doing the action; Who/What the sentence is about S V O
The very angry man was violently hitting the poor little dog. 4

5. S V C The Three-Room House
Complement: Gives more information about the subject (based on a noun or adjective)
Stative Verb: Connects the Subject and Complement
Subject: Who/What the sentence is about S V C
The very angry man is a very violent person.
The very angry man is very violent. 5

6. Where is the subject of the sentence?
Video game testers must have strong communication skills.
They have to write very clear reports.
Now Charles is a video game producer.
He really enjoys his work.
It is a great field to be in.

7. Where is the subject of the sentence?
Video game testers must have strong communication skills.
They have to write very clear reports.
Now Charles is a video game producer.
He really enjoys his work.
It is a great field to be in.

8. Where is the verb of the sentence?
Video game testers must have strong communication skills.
They have to write very clear reports.
Now Charles is a video game producer.
He really enjoys his work.
It is a great field to be in.

9. Where is the verb of the sentence?
Video game testers must have strong communication skills.
They have to write very clear reports.
Now Charles is a video game producer.
He really enjoys his work.
It is a great field to be in.

10. Where is the object of the sentence?
Video game testers must have strong communication skills.
They have to write very clear reports.
Now Charles is a video game producer.
He really enjoys his work.
It is a great field to be in.

11. Where is the object of the sentence?
Video game testers must have strong communication skills.
They have to write very clear reports.
Now Charles is a video game producer.
He really enjoys his work.
It is a great field to be in.

12. Where is the complement of the sentence?
Video game testers must have strong communication skills.
They have to write very clear reports.
Now Charles is a video game producer.
He really enjoys his work.
It is a great field to be in.

13. Where is the complement of the sentence?
Video game testers must have strong communication skills.
They have to write very clear reports.
Now Charles is a video game producer.
He really enjoys his work.
It is a great field to be in.

14. Summary:
In this lesson, we learned about the parts of an English simple sentence (the ‘rooms of the house’):
Subjects
Verb rooms
Object rooms / Complement rooms
We also discussed the parts of speech of individual words (the ‘furniture in the rooms’):
Nouns
Verbs
Adjectives
Adverbs

15. Do you remember the function of each?
Subject
Verb room
Object room
Complement room
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Tells us who/what is doing the action and/or who/what the sentence is about
The group of words that gives the action/state
Receives the action of the verb
Gives more information about the subject
A person, place, thing or idea
The word that gives the action or state
Describes nouns
Describes verbs, adjectives and adverbs 15