Parts of Sentence?
Hi there,
I am confused about what to call the parts of the sentence in english.
Some grammarians say that the parts of the sentence only would be:
Subject, verb, object, subject complement, object complement and adjuncts (list complete?).
Others summarize some of these elements as predicate and e.g. then add that phrases also could be
parts of the sentence. This last thought is a confusion of the grammatical levels to my opinion as phrases can act as different things (e.g. adjuncts and complements) in sentences.
The whole issue left me wondering.
Is there a definite list of the parts of sentences or is this another unclear case of the english grammar with different people doing different things?
Top answer
Interrogative Clause The constituents in a sentence can be assigned two labels: category (part of speech) and function: Categories (parts of speech) leaving aside interjections: noun, verb, adjective, determinative, adverb, preposition, coordinator, subordinator. ) except for the last two which can't -- instead, they function as markers of coordination and subordination. And 'clause' is also used in tree diagrams.
- Interrogative Clause The constituents in a sentence can be assigned two labels: category (part of speech) and function: Categories (parts of speech) leaving aside interjections: noun, verb, adjective, determinative, adverb, preposition, coordinator, subordinator.
- ) except for the last two which can't -- instead, they function as markers of coordination and subordination.
- And 'clause' is also used in tree diagrams.
- Functions : subject, predicate, predicator, head, object, complement, modifier, marker, determiner, coordinate, and additionally in more advanced grammar: nucleus, prenucleus and supplement.
- As you might expect, grammars do vary slightly; for example some have a distinct category for pronouns, whereas they are subsumed under the noun category in the above list.
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