Subject examples

Subject
1.) Teaching is an exciting job.
The person or thing a sentence is
about. 2.) Mark came to our house for dinner.

3.) Is your aunt feeling better?

Sarah plays football.
(subject) (object)

Object examples
Object
Direct object:
(directly affected by verb action)
The person or thing affected by the I bought her some flowers to say sorry.
sentence’s verb.
Indirect object:
We were listening to music. (person or thing benefiting from action of
(subject) (verb) (object) main verb)
I bought her some flowers to say sorry.

Phrase examples
Phrase
Noun phrase:
A pile of books was on the desk.
A small group of words that act as a
meaningful unit within a clause but do Verb phrase:
not stand alone. Tomorrow, we will be going to the park.

I was living in Chicago, where I Adjective phrase:

The wedding was really beautiful.
worked.
(verb phrase)

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 Main clause examples
Main Clause
1.) I am eating a piece of cake.

A group of words that contains a verb 2.) It will be sunny today.

and can stand on its own.
3.) There was no answer.

I was living in Chicago, where I

worked.
(main clause)

Subordinate clause examples

Subordinate Clause
1.) I went to visit my sister who has just
had a baby.
A secondary clause which depends on
2.) Venice, where we went last year, is a
a main clause for meaning.
beautiful city.

I was living in Chicago, where I 3.) We celebrated at the restaurant,

worked. which was just down the road.
(subordinate clause)

Simple sentence examples

Simple Sentence
1.) I went shopping.
A group of words which contains a
verb and makes complete sense. It has 2.) She grew up in Washington, DC.
one main clause.
3.) I took him to the park.

I love cats.
(main clause)

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Compound Sentence
Two or more main clauses that are
usually joined by a conjunction.
I love cats, but I’m allergic to cat hair.
(clause 1) (conjunction) (clause 2)
Compound sentence examples
1.) I went shopping, and I bought some
shoes.
2.) She grew up in the US, but her family
is from Spain.
3.) I took him to the park, and he
enjoyed playing on the swings.

Complex sentence examples

Complex Sentence
1.) I went shopping, which is my favorite
A main clause joined to one or more activity.
subordinate clauses.
2.) She grew up in the US, having moved
here from Spain.
I love cats, having owned several.
(main clause) (subordinate clause) 3.) I took him to the park, where he
enjoyed playing on the swings.

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