I. The complete subject

A. Simple Subject

1. The most important word in the complete subject
2. Always a noun or a pronoun
3. Never in a prepositional phrase

B.Any modifiers of the simple subject

1. Adjective(s)
2. Adjective phrases (prepositional), (participial)
3. Adjective clauses/relative clauses

II. The complete predicate

A. The simple predicate

1. Always a verb
2. May include a helping verb (auxiliary)
3. Auxiliary verb(s) and Main verb form a verb phrase

B. The complement (follows the verb)

• a. The direct object (noun/pronoun)

  b. The indirect object (noun/pronoun) found between the action verb and the direct object

  a. Predicate nominative (noun/pronoun)

  b. Predicate adjective

1. Action verb

2. Linking verb

C. Modifiers

1. Adverb

2. Adverb phrases (prepositional)

3. Adverb clauses (introduced by subordinating conjunctions)

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Sentence order is the order in which the complete subject and complete predicate appear in a sentence. Natural order exists when the complete subject appears before the complete predicate.

Example:The complete subject appears in blue. The complete predicate appears in red.

The playful puppy scampered down the street.

When all or part of the complete predicate appears before the complete subject, inverted order exists.

Examples: The complete subject appears in blue. The complete predicate appears in red.

Down the street scampered the playful puppy.
Down the street the playful puppy scampered.