Clause Elements Flashcards
1
Q
Subject
A
Who/what + predicate
S
2
Q
Extraposed subject
A
Subject is moved further back in the sentence
Es
3
Q
Direct object
A
Tells us who/what + p + s
Ex: she saw “the doctor”
Od
4
Q
Indirect object
A
Tells us who’s receiving the object.
Ex: she gave the doctor “her hat and coat”
Oi
5
Q
The prepositional object
A
Instead of direct/indirect object
Oprep
6
Q
The predicative
A
Predicative object- describes the object
Pr/o
Predicative subject-describes the subject
Pr/s
7
Q
The adverbial
A
Adverbial of time, place, manner,degree.
Advl/t , m, p
8
Q
The agent
A
The “doer” of the action.
ag
9
Q
The adjectival complement
A
Describes the adjective
ADJ.COMPL
10
Q
Predicate
A
Answers the question
“What’s happening?”
P
