1. DGP WEDNESDAY NOTES (Sentence Parts and Phrases)
Complete Subject Object of Preposition
Simple Subject Object of Infinitive
Complete Predicate Object of Gerund
Verb (Simple Predicate) Prepositional Phrase
Complement Gerund Phrase
Appositive/Appositive Phrase
Participle Phrase Infinitive Phrase

2. The part of the sentence about which something is being said
COMPLETE SUBJECT
The part of the sentence about which something is being said

3. SIMPLE SUBJECT Main word (or group of words) in the complete subject
Must be a NOUN, PRONOUN, GERUND, or INFINITIVE
Can NEVER be in a prepositional phrase
THERE and HERE are never the subject of a sentence
The subject can be an “understood you” Bring me the remote control please. (You bring it.)

4. The part of the sentence that says something about the subject
COMPLETE PREDICATE
The part of the sentence that says something about the subject

5. VERB (or SIMPLE PREDICATE)
Transitive: takes a direct object (DO) We love grammar.
Intransitive: does not take a direct object (DO) Please sit down.
ALL LINKING VERBS ARE INTRANSITIVE!

6. Completes the meaning of the subject and verb.
COMPLEMENT
Completes the meaning of the subject and verb.

7. COMPLEMENT Direct Object (DO) Can only be a NOUN or PRONOUN
Follows an ACTION VERB
Is NEVER in a prepositional phrase
To find the DO ask… “subject” “verb” “what?”
I like English. “I” “like” “what?” English is the DO

8. COMPLEMENT Indirect Object (IO) Can only be a NOUN or PRONOUN
Comes BEFORE a direct object (DO)
Is NEVER in a prepositional phrase
To find the IO ask… “subject” “verb” “direct object” “to or for whom or what?”
He gave me the paper. “He” “gave” “paper” “to whom?” me (IO)

9. COMPLEMENT Predicate Nominative Can only be a NOUN or PRONOUN
Follows LINKING VERB and renames the subject.
To find it ask… “subject” “linking verb” “what?”
He is a nice guy. “He” “is” “what?” guy (predicate nominative)

10. COMPLEMENT Predicate Adjective Is an ADJECTIVE (DUH!!!!)
Follows LINKING VERB and describes subject
To find it ask… “subject” “linking verb” “what?”
He is nice. “He” “is” “what?” nice (predicate adjective)

11. APPOSITIVE/APPOSITIVE PHRASE
Noun or pronoun that follows and renames another noun or pronoun
My son Michael likes hunting.
Tammy, my daughter, loves to read.

12. OBJECT OF THE PREPOSITION
Follows the preposition and tells “what?” (Can only be a noun or pronoun!!!!!)
The bug is under the rug.
If there is NO object, it is NOT a preposition:
Please stand up (Up is an adverb)

13. OBJECT OF THE INFINITIVE
Follows the infinitive and tells “what?”
I want to eat fish.
“to eat what?”
Fish is the object of the infinitive

14. fish is the object of the gerund
Follows the gerund and tells “what?”
I like eating fish.
“eating what?”
fish is the object of the gerund

15. PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE
It is a group of words…BEGINNING with a PREPOSITION and ENDING with a NOUN or PRONOUN.
Adjective: I want a room with a view.
Adverb: His house is on the lake.

16. It is the gerund plus its modifiers and objects
GERUND PHRASE
It is the gerund plus its modifiers and objects
Writing long essays can be fun.

17. It is the participle plus its modifiers and objects
PARTICIPLE PHRASE
It is the participle plus its modifiers and objects
Running down the hall, he bumped into the principal.

18. It is the infinitive plus its modifiers and objects
INFINITIVE PHRASE
It is the infinitive plus its modifiers and objects
He likes to eat pepperoni pizza.