Understanding Sentence Structure: Subject, Predicate, and Complements
Understanding Sentence Structure
Subject
The subject consists of: I, we, (as), you, you, you, (as), el, she, this, this, them, (as).
Predicate
The predicate consists of a verb, verb copula + attribute.
Verbal Nucleus
It is the Word.
Direct Object (Complemento Directo)
The direct object is the noun phrase that transitive verbs need to complete their meaning, sometimes preceded by the preposition (a) and may be replaced by pronouns: lo, la, los, las. (Will the VERB (QUE). (ONLY ONE CAN GET THE PHRASE). Verb transivo 90% TIMES CD
Indirect Object (Complemento Indirecto)
It is a phrase preceded by the preposition (a) or (for), which receives the benefit or harm of the action of the verb. It can be replaced by the pronoun him or them.
The pronoun him or them in the indirect object takes the form is when it goes before the CD, la, los, las.
(Will the WORD (WHO). (IN LIEU OF A NAME AND CAN ONLY BE AS MAXIMUM SENTENCE IN DOS). Intransitive verbs (be, we, dear) ALWAYS CI
Circumstantial Complement (Complemento Circunstancial)
Indicates circumstances of the action:
- Time
- Source
- Place
- Mode
- Company
- Instrument
Prepositions
a, before, under, it, with, against, of, since, in between, to, up to, per second, not so, on after.
Attribute
You must always appear with the verbs: be, be, apparently.
Determiners (Determinantes)
Represented by Det. They limit and clarify the meaning of the noun.
Articles
The determinant article preceding the noun of something or someone who is known for speaking, and they are: el, la, los, las.
Demonstrative Determiners
Demonstratives are required if being designated by the noun is close or away from the speaker and listener, and are: this, this, this, this, this, that, these, these, those, these, these, those.
Possessive Determiners
Accompany the noun to clarify who owns what the noun denotes. And they are: my, my, your, yours, his, his, my, mine, your, yours, his, his, my, mine, your, yours, his, his, my, mine, your yours, his, hers, ours, yours, ours, yours, ours, yours.
Indefinite Determiners (Determinantes Indefinidos)
Accompanying the noun adding some vague idea of quantity, number, etc. They are: (a,-a,-os,-as), (one,-a,-os,-as), (various,-as), (other), (little,-a,-os, as), (long,-a,-os,-as), (well, s), (similar,-s), (all-a,-os,-as), (So-a,-os,-as), (true,-a,-os,-as), (another,-a,-os,-as), (too,-a,-os,-as), (identical,-a,-os,-as), (same,-a,-os,-as), (other,-a,-os,-as), (as,-es) (different-s), (abundant,-s), (any,-any, — anyone-whatever.
Numeral Determiners (Determinantes Numerales)
Accompany the noun, specifying the quantity, number or order.
Cardinal Numerals
Indicate the exact number.
Ordinal Numerals
Indicate the place in an ordered series.
Partitive Numerals
Indicate part or parts of a everything. Example: medium.
Multiple Numerals
Indicate how many times contains an amount. Example: petrol has a double value.
The Tilde (La Tilde)
Stressed Syllable
The syllable is pronounced louder.
Unstressed Syllables
Are all the other syllables.
Sharp Words (Palabras Agudas)
The stressed syllable is the last syllable. They accent on the vowel of the stressed syllable always ending in n, s, or vowel.
Plain Words (Palabras Llanas)
The stressed syllable is the penultimate syllable. Accents when they end in a vowel in n or s.
Proparoxytone Words (Palabras Esdrújulas)
The stressed syllable is the antepenultimate syllable. They always have a tilde.