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Glossary 8.13 Glossary
- Adverbial.
An optional element providing information about time, place, manner, reason, etc.
- Argument.
An element required by a verb to form a grammatical sentence.
- Copular verb.
A form of
be that links subject to complement.
- Direct object.
The NP that receives the action of a transitive verb.
- Ditransitive verb.
A verb requiring two objects or an object plus complement.
- Indirect object.
The NP indicating the recipient or beneficiary.
- Intransitive verb.
A verb requiring only a subject.
- Linking verb.
A verb that connects the subject to a complement describing it.
- Object complement.
An element describing or identifying the direct object.
- Predicate.
Everything said about the subject; includes the verb and its arguments and adverbials.
- Subject.
The NP indicating what the sentence is about.
- Subject complement.
An element describing or identifying the subject after a linking verb.
- Transitive verb.
A verb requiring a direct object.
- Valency.
The number and types of arguments a verb requires.
