SENTENCE BASICS

SENTENCE BASICS

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Robert lives in an apartment.
  • Subject: Robert (the person performing the action)
  • Verb: lives (the action)
  • Object: (none—the verb "lives" is intransitive and does not act on something)
  • Manner: (none)
  • Place: in an apartment (answers "where?")
  • Time: (none) 
He loves his job.
  • Subject: He (the person performing the action)
  • Verb: loves (the action)
  • Object: his job (the thing receiving the action)
  • Manner: (none)
  • Place: (none)
  • Time: (none) 
His wife teaches college courses.
  • Subject: His wife (the person performing the action)
  • Verb: teaches (the action)
  • Object: college courses (the things receiving the action)
  • Manner: (none)
  • Place: (none)
  • Time: (none) 
They work in the mornings.
  • Subject: They (the people performing the action)
  • Verb: work (the action)
  • Object: (none—the verb "work" is used intransitively)
  • Manner: (none)
  • Place: (none)
  • Time: in the mornings (answers "when?")