1. Level II-Parts of the Sentence
From The Magic Lens

2. A sentence has main terms and minor terms
“When we study the parts of the sentence, we are studying the structure of thought itself. “ –Michael Clay Thompson, The Magic Lens Vol. 1 3rd Edition
Main terms are the parts of a sentence
Sentences are binary; they are a two-part thought
EVERY SENTENCE has a subject (what we are talking about) and a predicate (what we are saying about it)
The subject is usually a noun or pronoun, and the predicate contains the verb, other nouns, adjectives, adverbs, other pronouns, prepositional phrases, and sometimes an interjection

3. Some new terms…
We know the sentence contains a subject and a predicate. What is in the predicate?
Simple/Complete predicate
Action or linking predicate
Direct object
Indirect object
Subject complement
Predicate noun/predicate adjective
Object complement noun/object complement adjective
Compound subject/verb/object

4. The other thing
To help you better understand the parts of a sentence, we will also be learning sentence diagramming (which is not as horrible or scary as it sounds)
Here’s an example of what you will be doing:

5. Basic Definitions (With an Action Verb Predicate)
Subject-Doer of the action
Verb (Simple Predicate)-The action
Direct object-Directly receives the action
Indirect object-Indirectly receives the action

6. Simple/Complete Predicate
Simple: The verb. Just the verb. Ex: George went to the opera.
Complete: The verb + everything else. Ex: George went to the opera.

7. Action/Linking Verb (predicate)
REVIEW:
Action verbs have at least one object. Linking verbs make equations.
The predicate is classified as either Action Verb Predicate (AVP) or Linking Verb Predicate (LVP) depending on the type of verb
Common Area of Confusion:
People often mistake a linking verb for an action verb. If you come across a verb you are unsure of, set the sentence into an equation.
Ex 1: I turned green. I = green.
This equation works, which makes the predicate an LVP.
Ex 2: I turned the page. I = page?
I don’t think so. Since I do not equal the page, we can conclude that we have an AVP.

8. Direct Object (D.O.)
What directly receives the action. Ex: I gave you the gift. I is the subject, gave is the simple AVP, and gift is the direct object. (Ignore you for now)
Sometimes located directly after the verb; usually a noun or pronoun
Direct objects make transitive verbs

9. Indirect Object (I.O.) What indirectly receives the action
Located between the verb and the direct object; usually a noun or pronoun
Remember the example from last slide: I gave you the gift. The way to differentiate between the I.O. and D.O. is to see which one is directly receiving the action, usually through force. I am not giving you to the gift, I am giving the gift to you. 
HINT: If you can mentally insert a to or for in front of the word, it is probably the direct object. Ex 1: I gave (to) you the gift. Ex 2: I bring (for) the queen jewels.

10. Subject Complement (S.C.)
The noun, pronoun, or adjective that complements the subject. Linked to the subject by a linking verb, creating an LVP
Predicate Noun-the subject complement as a noun. Ex: Montag was a fireman.
Predicate Adjective-the S.C. as an adjective. Ex: Kaelan’s pants are fluorescent.

11. Object Complement (O.C.)
A noun, pronoun, or adjective complementing the direct object
Basically the same function as the S.C., but for the direct object

12. Compound Subject/verb/object
Compound means paired with a conjunction, usually and.
Ex: Jack and Jill climbed the hill. They scrubbed the windows and polished the floor. I called Anna and Katie.
If you see and, don’t assume it’s a conjunction. Double check to see if it forms a compound.