Parts of speech: Difference between revisions

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 * proper nouns
 === subject ===
+* subjects of a sentence are always nouns
+* the subject is the person, place or thing that does the action (which is expressed by a verb)
+* note: the word "subjective" means "from one's point of view," thus, like the subject of a sentence, subject is doing the action
+** (i.e., from the "subjective point of view
 === object ===
+* note: the word "objective" means "from a general point of view," thus, like the object of a sentence the object is not the actor
+** (i.e., from the "objective point of view")
 * '''direct object'''
-* '''indirect object'''
+** = the object that is the "direct" recipient of the action (verb)
+*** ex. "I ate the donut"
+*'''indirect object'''
+** = the object that is an "indirect" recipient of the action (verb)
+*** ex. "I gave the donut ''to the boy''"
+**** the verb gave requires the direct object "the donut"
+**** but it also has a recipient of the action, thus "to the boy"
+=== multiple subjects, verbs & objects ===
+* sentences may have multiple subjects, verbs and objects
+* ex. "The man, his son and his daughter looked around, compared, and bought new shoes, shirts and hats."
+** secondary verbs may follow the objects of prior verbs, as in:
+*** ""The man, his son and his daughter looked around the isles, compared prices, and bought new shoes, shirts and hats."
+=== Consecutive nouns as direct and indirect objects ===
+{{Consecutive nouns as multiple objects}}
 === noun as modifier (appositive) ===
 {{Noun as modifier}}
-=== Consecutive nouns as multiple objects ===
-{{Consecutive nouns as multiple objects}}
 == preposition ==
 * express relationship in time, place, or sequence