Building sentences
Parts of a Sentence
What is a Sentence?
A sentence is a group of words arranged in a specific order to make a complete thought.
A sentence includes three main parts –
Subject - (noun or doer of the action)
Predicate – (verb or action work)
Object – (a person or thing that is affected by the action.
Subject:
- The subject is the person or a thing who is the doer of the action.
- It represents what or whom the sentence describes. It mainly contains a noun or a pronoun.
Examples:
Predicate:
The predicate is what is said about the person or thing denoted by the subject. It includes the verb and other words in a sentence except for the subject.
Object:
The object is the part of the sentence that is acted on. It usually ends the sentence and forms complete meaning.
Examples:
Most sentences are not short in length as the above examples.
There can be more parts of speech added to a sentence. It can be expanded to add meaning or description.
To make it more clear to understand, one must follow the S, V, O rule.
Basic Sentence Format
| No. | Subject | Verb | Object | S+V+O=Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | Play | Badminton | I play badminton. |
| 2 | She | Swims | In the sea | She swims in the sea. |
| 3 | He | drives | a car | He drives a car. |
| 4 | They | love | Their parents | They love their parents. |
Common Errors
The subject is widely used in English, so a number of errors can arise about how to correctly use it. When using two subjects in the same sentence, do not use the combination of a pronoun and a common noun.
Avoid using the pronoun along with a proper noun as a double subject in the same sentence.
Examples:
- My brother and his friend speak Spanish.
- My brother and he speaks Spanish.
