Simple Sentences and Parts of Speech:

Part 2

Developed by Elana Spector-Cohen

Simple Sentences = 1 verbRooms:

• Subject (S)• Verb (V)• Object (O)• Complement (C)

Furniture• Noun (n)• Verb (v)• Adjective (adj)• Adverb (adv) Also: prepositions (of, in, to) and

articles (a, an, the)

Remember:

Adjectives describe NOUNS

Adverbs describe VERBS

Adverbs describe ADJECTIVES

Adverbs describe ADVERBS

How are these sentences different?

• He called the famous computer expert.

• He is a famous computer expert.

• He is famous.

The Three-Room House

S VThe very angry man was violently hitting the poor little dog.

O

Object: Receives the action of the verb (based on a noun / noun group)

Action Verb: Gives the actionWho/What is

doing the action; Who/What the sentence is about

The Three-Room House

S VThe very angry man is a very violent person.

The very angry man is very violent.

C

Complement: Gives more information about the subject (based on a noun or adjective)

Stative Verb: Connects the Subject and Complement

Subject: Who/What the sentence is about

Where is the subject of the sentence?

• Video game testers must have strong communication skills.

• They have to write very clear reports.

• Now Charles is a video game producer.

• He really enjoys his work.

• It is a great field to be in.

Where is the subject of the sentence?

• Video game testers must have strong communication skills.

• They have to write very clear reports.

• Now Charles is a video game producer.

• He really enjoys his work.

• It is a great field to be in.

Where is the verb of the sentence?

• Video game testers must have strong communication skills.

• They have to write very clear reports.

• Now Charles is a video game producer.

• He really enjoys his work.

• It is a great field to be in.

Where is the verb of the sentence?

• Video game testers must have strong communication skills.

• They have to write very clear reports.

• Now Charles is a video game producer.

• He really enjoys his work.

• It is a great field to be in.

Where is the object of the sentence?

• Video game testers must have strong communication skills.

• They have to write very clear reports.

• Now Charles is a video game producer.

• He really enjoys his work.

• It is a great field to be in.

Where is the object of the sentence?

• Video game testers must have strong communication skills.

• They have to write very clear reports.

• Now Charles is a video game producer.

• He really enjoys his work.

• It is a great field to be in.

Where is the complement of the sentence?

• Video game testers must have strong communication skills.

• They have to write very clear reports.

• Now Charles is a video game producer.

• He really enjoys his work.

• It is a great field to be in.

Where is the complement of the sentence?

• Video game testers must have strong communication skills.

• They have to write very clear reports.

• Now Charles is a video game producer.

• He really enjoys his work.

• It is a great field to be in.

Summary:In this lesson, we learned about the parts of an English

simple sentence (the ‘rooms of the house’):• Subjects• Verb rooms• Object rooms / Complement rooms

We also discussed the parts of speech of individual words (the ‘furniture in the rooms’):• Nouns• Verbs• Adjectives• Adverbs

Do you remember the function of each?

Subject

Verb room

Object room

Complement room

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Adverb

Tells us who/what is doing the action and/or who/what the sentence is about

The group of words that gives the action/state

Receives the action of the verb

Gives more information about the subject

A person, place, thing or idea

The word that gives the action or state

Describes nouns

Describes verbs, adjectives and adverbs