VIDEO: object, subject, predicate

Subject and object are parts of a sentence

Both subject and object are referred to as clauses. A sentence element is an independent sentence component that you can recognize by the fact that it is retained as a block when you make a changeover test.

• In addition to the subject of the sentence, the object (sentence completion), predicate (sentence statement) and adverbial (circumstance determination) also belong to the sentence components.
• By the way, you can also use the conversion sample to try out how a sentence sounds best and in the most understandable way. Especially with long sentences, test how they look most elegant and whether it might be cheaper to form a second sentence instead of a confusing word queue.

The tasks of different parts of the sentence

• The object, like any other part of the sentence, performs a specific task by indicating the goal of the action. You can identify different objects with specific questions. You determine the genitive object with “Whose ???”: “With the celebration, the employees commemorate the company founder.” The accusative object indicates who an action is aimed at Asked accordingly with “Who”: “You call the vet.” You can quickly find the dative object of a sentence using the question word “Whom”: “He gave his fiancée a gold one Ring.".
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• The subject denotes the subject of the sentence and indicates who or what is doing something. Accordingly, these two question words will help you to recognize the respective part of the sentence. Nouns (the house, the woman) can be subjects, as can personal pronouns (he, she, it) or clauses ("The motorcycle that has been in the garage for ages ...").


Sentence determination simply explained - this is how you determine the parts of sentences correctly

The determination of the sentence is not easy to understand for everyone. But with a few ...

• The predicate is always in the second position within the sentence and is used to describe the action. Ask "What is the subject doing?" "What is happening to him?" To fully identify this element. Awards can also consist of several parts: "The prize was only awarded in the evening" (was awarded). - "The cat had secretly eaten the porridge" (had eaten it).