5 Sentence elements
1 Each phrase plays a part in the clause or sentence. Here are some examples._____________________________________________________________
Subject Verb Adverbial
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The flight is leaving shortty.
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Subject Verb Complement
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The weather is very good.
My father was a pilot.
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Subject Verb Object
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I was reading a newspaper.
Two stewards served lunch.
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Subject Verb Object Adverbial
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The aircraft left London at three o'clock
We must book the tickets next week.
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2 These are the elements of an English sentence and the kinds of phrase that we can
use for each element.
Subject Noun phrase: the flight, I, two stewardsVerb Verb phrase: is, served, must book
Object Noun phrase: a newspaper, lunch
Complement Adjective phrase: very good
Noun phrase: a pilot
Adverbial Adverb phrase: shortly
Prepositional phrase: at three o'clock
Noun phrase: next week
NOTE
a The verb is central to the sentence and we use the word 'verb' for both the sentence
element - 'The verb follows the subject' - and for the word class - 'Leave is a verb.'
For more details about sentence patterns. > 7
b The word three can be the subject. > 50
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