S.V.O.C.A Flashcards
1
Q
What does SVOCA stand for? (What topics are discussed)
A
Subjects, verbs, objects, complements(not compliment) and adverbials
2
Q
What are adverbials?
A
Tell you about time,place,manner,degree and they usually come at the end of the sentence(if they come at the start then it’s fronted adverbial).
3
Q
What is the meaning of an object?
A
It the thing the action is being done to in a sentence
4
Q
What is the meaning of a subject?
A
The thing doing the action in the sentence
5
Q
What is the meaning of a complement?
A
What the subject is being
6
Q
What 2 things can do the job of an adverbial?
A
an adverb or a prepositional phrase
7
Q
What can a word in a sentence be?
A
Subject, Verb, Object, Complement or Adverbial
8
Q
What do all sentences have?
A
A verb/verb phrase (almost all have a subject)
