Summary
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The Bottom LineThe better you understand grammar, the better you will understand Scripture.
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The VerbThe verb is the word that describes the action of the sentence.
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The SubjectThe subject is the word that describes who or what does the action of the sentence.
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Compound SentenceSometimes a sentence has more than one verb or more than one subject.
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The Direct ObjectThe direct object is the word that describes who or what receives the action of the sentence.
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The Indirect ObjectThe indirect object is the word that describes who or what indirectly receives the action of the sentence by receiving the direct object.
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The Skeleton of the SentenceSubject - Verb - (Indirect Object) - Direct Object.
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NounsNaming a person, place, thing, or concept.
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PronounsReplacement for a noun representing a person, place, thing, or concept.
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AdjectivesAdjectives describe a noun.
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AdverbsAdverbs modify a verb.
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Prepositional Phrase[Preposition + (modifier(s)) = object] that modifies a verb, subject, or object.
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ClausesIdeas built around a verbal idea that function as part of the main sentence.
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Participle Clauses
-ing
verbal idea that functions as a noun, adjective, or adverb. -
Infinitive Clauses
to ______
verbal idea that functions in various ways. -
Relative ClausesClauses with
who,
which,
etc., that function to define a noun. -
Passive VerbsVerbs that switch the doer and receiver of the action.
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To Be
VerbsForms of the verbbe
that equate the subject with existence, another noun, or a description. -
Helping verbsForms of the verb
be
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Complementary VerbsCertain verbs that use an infinitive to complete the one thought.
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Imperative VerbsVerbs that make a command or request.
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ConjunctionsWords that connect ideas in various relationships.
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Dependent ClausesClauses that do not have a complete thought, but complement the main sentence, to which it is connected with a subordinating conjunction.
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Relationship of PropositionsThe way that ideas are related, usually determined by the conjunctions.