PARTS OF THE SENTENCE
Sentence Parts Flow Chart
Find the
VERB
Decide which
type of verb.
Something
is happening
Action
Verb
Sentences with objects MUST be
in one of two forms:
S AV DO or S AV IO DO.
State of being
Verb
Find the
SUBJECT
Ask
who? what? verb
The PREDICATE ADJECTIVE
describes the subject.
Find the DO first, by asking
“what” about the verb.
Find the
COMPLEMENT
Then find the IO by asking “to
whom” or “for whom?”
Ask
SV who? what?
Ask
SVDO to/for who?
to/for what?
DO
He asked a question.
AV IO
The PREDICATE NOMINATIVE
renames the subject. (Put an = sign in
for the linking verb.)
Action Verb
=
Objects
AV
Forms of be,
sensory verbs
DO
He gave me a book.
State of being Verb
=
Subject Complements
DIRECT
OBJECT
PREDICATE
ADJECTIVE
PREDICATE
NOMINATIVE
INDIRECT
OBJECT
Describes
the subject
Renames the
subject
LV
PN
She is the president of our class.
LV
PA
She is very smart.