Sentence Structure Word Search
A free Sentence Structure word search you can play straight in the browser. The 12-word list draws on the terms and ideas of a school subject, hidden across a 15×15 grid in every direction. Drag through the letters to mark a word off.
Words to find: SUBJECT, PREDICATE, CLAUSE, PHRASE, NOUN, VERB, ADJECTIVE, PREPOSITION, CONJUNCTION, INTERJECTION, OBJECT, COMPLEMENT.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Sentence Structure word list, defined
- SUBJECT /ˈsʌbdʒɪkt/ · noun, adjective, verb
- A subject is the person, thing, topic, or area of discussion that is being considered. As an adjective, it means especially likely or exposed to something; as a verb, it means to bring someone or something under the authority or control of another person or institution. Related: topic, theme, matter, issue.
- PREDICATE /ˈprɛdɪkət/ · verb
- To assert or state that something is the case, especially as the subject of a declaration. In grammar, to use a word or phrase to describe the subject of a clause. Related: assert, declare, state, affirm.
- CLAUSE /klɔːz/ · noun
- A clause is a group of words containing a subject and predicate that forms part of a sentence, or a distinct section of a legal contract or treaty setting out a particular condition or provision. Related: provision, stipulation, section, passage.
- PHRASE /freɪz/ · noun and verb
- A phrase is a group of words that expresses a particular idea or meaning, usually as a unit and often shorter than a sentence. As a verb, phrase means to express something in words or put something into a particular form of words. Related: expression, wording, idiom, turn of phrase.
- NOUN /naʊn/ · noun
- A noun is a word or word group that names a person, place, thing, idea, event, quality, or other entity. In grammar, nouns can function as the subject or object of a clause and may be common, proper, countable, uncountable, concrete, or abstract.
- VERB /vɜːb/ (British); /vɜːrb/ (US) · noun and verb
- As a noun, a verb is a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being, such as “run,” “arrive,” or “belong.” As a rare verb, it means to use or classify a word as a verb. Related: action word.
- ADJECTIVE /ˈædʒɪktɪv/ · noun
- A word belonging to a class of words that modifies or describes a noun or pronoun, typically by indicating a quality, quantity, or attribute, such as 'red', 'happy', or 'tall'. Also used more broadly in grammar to refer to the category or function of such describing words. Related: describer, modifier, qualifier, attribute.
- PREPOSITION /prɪˈpəzɪʃən/ · preposition
- A preposition is a word or group of words placed before a noun or pronoun to show its relationship to another part of a sentence, such as location, direction, time, or manner. Related: in front of, prior to, before, on the occasion of.
- CONJUNCTION /kənˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ · noun
- A word such as 'and', 'but', or 'although' that connects words, phrases, or clauses within a sentence; more generally, the act or instance of joining or coming together. Related: connective, linker, conjugation, junction.
- INTERJECTION /ˌɪntərˈdʒɛkʃən/ · noun
- A word or short phrase used as an independent expression of emotion, reaction, or emphasis, such as “ouch,” “aha,” or “wow.” It may also refer to an abrupt remark inserted into someone else’s speech. Related: exclamation, interj., cry, shout.
- OBJECT /ˈɒb.dʒɛkt/ (British), /ˈɑːb.dʒɛkt/ (US) · noun, verb
- A tangible or perceptible thing, especially one considered apart from its qualities or significance. As a verb, to express opposition or disapproval, typically by objecting to something. Related: thing, item, article, entity.
- COMPLEMENT /ˈkɒmplɪmənt/ (noun, UK); /ˈkɑːmpləmənt/ (noun, US) · noun, verb
- A thing that completes or goes well with something else, making it whole or enhancing its qualities. As a verb, to complement is to add to something in a way that improves or completes it. Related: addition, accompaniment, supplement, enhancement.
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