Remember: ‘subject’ is the performer of the action in a clause while ‘verb’ is the doing word. Examples of phrases are: Akin and Gabriel (This is just a subject or object depending on use.) ...

Last week, we started discussing the differences between a phrase, clause and a sentence. We defined a phrase as a group of words without a subject and a predicate, though standing together to ...

Just by getting Katie and Kevin out of the picture, we see clearly that these sentences call for an object, not a subject. That doesn’t change just because Katie or Kevin shows up.

So-called Al-Sayyid Bedouin Sign Language also builds sentences around a subject-object-verb construction. “Consistent word order appears early in a new sign language,” she says.