Grammar

We've started our grammar unit, and I know many of you are having trouble remembering certain parts of speech.  Here are some quick tips to help you when analyzing sentences.

                      nouns
                       /    \
           common    proper
                  /            \
         general          specific
             /                       \
       state                    Florida        

Direct Objects:  what the verb, or action, of the sentence is doing     Mike eats apples
Indirect Object:  who or what the the direct object is being done for      He gave the boy a candle.
(always comes before the direct object).  

Predicate Nouns and Predicate Adjectives: rename the subject, and are often preceded by the verb to be.       I am funny.  P.A.                                               They are preachers.  P.N.

Prepositions: these are always tricky, and require a bit of memorization, but remember that they often show a physical or abstract relation between two objects or people.
He was on the car.   I ran to the store.  They are full of witty jokes.  The house sits upon the hill.  

Also, the object of the preposition is the noun that follows the preposition.