The meaning of sentence components in English

1. Basic meaning.

Sentence components are the components of a sentence. In a sentence, there are certain combination relationships between words. According to different relationships, the sentence can be divided into different components. Sentence components are served by words or phrases.

2. Type.

In English, there are seven components of a sentence, including subject, predicate, object, predicate, attributive, adverbial, and object complement.

①Subject. It is the main body of the sentence narrative and can be borne by nouns, pronouns, numerals, nominal adjectives, infinitives, gerunds and subject clauses.

②Predicate. Describe the action or characteristics and status of the subject. The predicate is carried by the verb.

③Object. It is the object or recipient of an action, often located after a transitive verb or preposition. The object can be served by nouns, pronouns, numerals, nominalized adjectives, infinitives, gerunds, object clauses, etc.

④Attributive. The words used to describe the nature, characteristic range, etc. of nouns, pronouns, phrases or clauses are called attributives. Attributives can be served by nouns, adjectives and words and phrases that function as nouns and adjectives. If the attributive is a single word, the attributive is placed before the word being modified; if it is a phrase, the attributive is placed after the word being modified.

⑤Adverbial. Words that describe the time, place, reason, purpose, result, condition, accompanying situation, degree, etc. of something happening are called adverbials.

⑥Complement. The complements function on the subject and object, have distinct attributive descriptions or restrictive functions, and are indispensable in syntax. Complements are components that serve as supplementary explanations. The most common is the object complement. Nouns, gerunds, adjectives, adverbs, infinitives, present participles, and past participles can all be used as object complements in sentences.

⑦Exposition. Predicates are used to describe the nature, identity, characteristics and status of the subject. The predicate must be combined with the linking verb to form the compound predicate of the sentence. Predicatives are usually placed after the linking verb. Predicates can be served by nouns, adjectives, or words and phrases that function as nouns and adjectives.