Master the building blocks of any sentence.
To build a perfect sentence, you need to understand its core parts: Subject, Predicate, Object, and Complement.
The subject is the person, animal, or thing that does the action or about whom the sentence is written.
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The predicate is the part of the sentence that tells us something about the subject. It always starts with a verb.
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The object is the person or thing that receives the action of the verb.
"Rice" is receiving the action of "eating".
A complement is a word or group of words that completes the meaning of a sentence. It usually follows a "linking verb" (be, seem, look, become).
The sky is blue.
He looks happy.
Milk is white.
They are doctors.
Ice feels cold.
She became famous.
Object is the target of an action, while a Complement describes or identifies the subject.
| Part | Role | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Doer | He likes coffee. |
| Predicate | The Action/Info | He likes coffee. |
| Object | The Receiver | He likes coffee. |
| Complement | The Describer | The coffee is hot. |
Identify the "Object" in this sentence: