Subject, Verb, Complement, and Modifier

 1.     George is cooking dinner tonight

    S        V Phrase    Complement       Modifier of  Time

is Cooking is Verb Phrase because the phrase composed of main verb and auxiliary that functions as a predicate, that is cooking as main verb and is as predicate.

  2.     We can eat lunch in the restaurant today

  S    V Phrase     Complement     Modifier of Place      Modifier of Time

can eat is Verb Phrase because the phrase composed of main verb and auxiliary that functions as a predicate, that is eat as main verb and can as predicate.

 3.     Pat should have bought gasoline  today

  S    V Phrase                  Complement   Modifier of Time

Should have bought  is Verb Phrase cause should have bought  is phrase composed of main verb and auxiliary that functions as a predicate, that is bought main verb and should have as predicate.

  4.     She opened  a checking account in the bank yesterday

  S       V        Complement       Modifier of Place    Modifier of Time

if considered construction od a sentence is a sentence consisting of a subject, verb, complement, modifier of time, and modifier of place.

 5.     He was driving very fast

 S     V Phrase     Complement

Was driving  is Verb Phrase cause should was driving  is phrase composed of main verb and auxiliary that functions as a predicate, that is driving main verb and should was as predicate.

  6.     She  drave the car on the street

  S       V    Complement  Modifier of Place

if considered construction od a sentence is a sentence consisting of a subject, verb, complement, and modifier of place.

  7.     We girls are not going to that movie

      S         V Phrase    Modifier of Place

Are not going to is Verb Phrase cause should are not going is phrase composed of main verb and auxiliary that functions as a predicate, that is going main verb and are not was as predicate.

  8.     The chemestry professor canceled       class                   today

                      S                      V       Complement   Modifier of Time

if considered construction od a sentence is a sentence consisting of a subject, verb, complement, and modifier of time.

  9.     She must have gone to the bank

  S         V Phrase       Modifier of Place

Must have gone  is Verb Phrase cause should must have gone is phrase composed of main verb and auxiliary that functions as a predicate, that is gone main verb and must have was as predicate.

 10.   The weather was very bad yesterday

    S           Complement        Modifier of Time

if considered construction od a sentence is a sentence consisting of a subject, complement, and modifier of time.