Booster | Parts of a Sentence | Lesson
Booster — Parts of a Sentence
This lesson teaches you how English sentences are built.
If you master sentence parts, you improve:
- Writing clarity
- Grammar accuracy
- Reading comprehension
- Speaking organization
1️⃣ Subject
The subject is who or what performs the action.
It answers: Who? or What?
✔ The student studies every night.
Subject = The student
✔ Technology improves communication.
Subject = Technology
2️⃣ Verb
The verb shows the action or state of being.
It answers: What is happening?
✔ She studies English.
Verb = studies
✔ They are preparing for the exam.
Verb = are preparing
3️⃣ Object
The object receives the action of the verb.
It answers: What? or Whom?
✔ She reads the book.
Object = the book
✔ He called his teacher.
Object = his teacher
4️⃣ Complements
A complement gives more information about the subject.
It usually follows linking verbs like:
is, are, was, were, become, seem
✔ She is a nurse.
Complement = a nurse
✔ The exam seems difficult.
Complement = difficult
5️⃣ Modifiers
A modifier adds extra information.
Adjectives describe nouns.
Adverbs describe verbs.
✔ She speaks clearly. (adverb modifies verb)
✔ The difficult exam was canceled. (adjective modifies noun)
6️⃣ Basic Sentence Formula
Most English sentences follow this structure:
Subject + Verb + Object
✔ Students study grammar.
✔ Nurses administer medication.
✔ Technology changes society.
7️⃣ Why This Matters for MET & TOEFL
If you don’t identify the subject correctly:
- You make subject–verb agreement mistakes
- You confuse object vs subject pronouns
- Your sentence becomes unclear
Golden Rule:
Find the subject first. Then check the verb. Then complete the meaning.
Find the subject first. Then check the verb. Then complete the meaning.