sentence = simple sentence compound sentence complex sentence simple sentence = complete subject + intransitive verb complete subject + transitive verb + direct object complete subject + transitive verb + direct object + indirect object complete subject + linking verb + predicate adjective complete subject + linking verb + predicate noun simple sentence : compound sentence complex sentence compound sentence = simple sentence + coordinating conjunction + simple sentence complex sentence = simple sentence + subordinate clause clause = noun phrase + complete predicate noun phrase + direct address + complete predicate noun phrase + linking verb + noun phrase noun phrase + linking verb + adjective verb (indicative) + subect + adverb + ? verb (imperative) + adjective transitive verb (imperative) + noun phrase noun phrase + verb + subordinating conjunction + subjunctive clause subordinating conjunction + subjunctive clause + conditional clause interrogative pronoun + complete predicate complete subject = noun phrase subject = noun subordinate clause = subordinating conjunction + clause complete predicate = intransitive verb transitive verb + direct object complement complete predicate : (check what is true or not here) complete predicate + indirect object complement complete predicate + adverb clause complete predicate + direct quotations complete predicate + indirect quotations complete predicate + predicate noun complete predicate + predicate adjective complete predicate + interjection complete predicate + interpolation subjunctive clause = (unverified) noun phrase + complete predicate (subjunctive) conditional clause = noun phrase + complete predicate (conditional) direct object complement = (unverified) noun phrase indirect object complement = (unverified) preposition + noun phrase (unverified) absolute phrase = noun phrase + verb(gerund) + participle adjective phrase = prepositional phrase participal phrase adverb phrase = prepositional phrase noun phrase = gerund phrase infinitive phrase article + common noun proper noun personal pronoun interrogative pronoun demonstrative pronoun article + common noun + modifier indefinite pronoun as noun phrase + modifier demonstrative pronoun + common noun indefinite pronoun + common noun intensive pronoun reciprocal pronoun modifier = restrictive modifier nonrestrictive modifier indefinite pronouns as noun phrase = (unverified) absolute indefinite pronouns indefinite pronouns + common noun prepositional phrase = preposition + noun participial phrase = complete predicate (gerund) gerund phrase = complete predicate (gerund) infinitive phrase = complete predicate (infinitive) noun clause = subordinating conjunction + clause adjective clause = subordinating conjunction + clause adverb clause = subordinating conjunction + clause case = pronoun possessive inflected noun possessive inflected noun = common noun + apostrophe adverb : adverb clause adverb phrase adjective = positive adjective comparative adjective superlative adjective clause : interjection + clause absolute phrase + clause clause + adverb clause clause + co-ordinating cunjunction + clause clause + conjunctive adverb + clause noun : descriptive adjective + noun limiting adjective + noun noun + adjective clause noun + appositive noun + co-ordinating cunjunction + noun noun phrase personnal pronoun common noun + relative pronoun + complete predicate voice : conjunction : linking verb = is, feel, became, ... verb : verb + adverb auxiliary + verb verb phrase verb phrase : (content unverified) "was" + verb (gerund) modal verb + verb (gerund) modal verb + "have" + verb (gerund) adjective = common adjective (?) proper adjective adjective : modifier adverb + adjective adjective phrase co-ordinating conjunctions : subordinating conjunctions : conjunctive adverb : direct address : proper noun direct quotations : clause indirect quotations = preposition + clause (unverified) predicate noun = article + noun predicate adjective = adjective article : interjection : interpolation = ? see later : agreement antecedent dependent clause independent clause ellipsis expletive words finite verb idiom inflection (nouns+pronouns=declension,verbs=conjugation,adjectives+adverbs=comparison) inflection of pronouns (= considered as same words) relative pronoun reciprocal pronoun intensive pronouns substantive quotation substantive verb used as a noun/adjective/adverb voice (form of verb) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clause conjugation "he is brave" -> "he is so brave" If I had my way, you would not go. question words tom swifties postpositions