Course Description: This course provides an in-depth exploration of five fundamental sentence components: subject, verb, object, complement, and adjunct. Through a combination of lectures, discussions, and practical exercises, students will develop a comprehensive understanding of how these components function within sentences and contribute to overall sentence structure and meaning.

Target Audience:  This syllabus is designed for learners of all ages who want to gain a deeper understanding of English sentence structure.

Duration: 7 sessions, with 30–40-minute lesson per class.

Learning Objectives: By the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Define and identify the five key sentence components: subject, verb, object, complement, and adjunct.
2. Explain the function of each component within a sentence.
3. Recognize different sentence structures based on the presence or absence of these components.
4. Analyze their own writing and identify areas for improvement in sentence structure.
5. Write grammatically correct and varied sentences with clarity and purpose.

 Course Syllabus

Session 1: Sentence Detectives

1. What is a sentence?
2. Identifying Sentence & Sentence Fragments

Session 2: Introduction to Sentence Components

1. Overview of basic sentence structure
2. Importance of understanding sentence structure
3. Sentence Components [subject, verb, object, complement, and adjunct]

Session 3: The Subject & The Verb

1. Identifying the Subject
2. Identifying the Finite Verb
3. Subject-Verb Agreement
4. Types of subjects [Noun & Pronoun]
5. Subject Position
6. Practice Exercises to Identify and Analyze Subjects in Sentences

Session 4: The Verb

1. Identifying the Finite Verb
2. Subject-Verb Agreement
   
3. Practice exercises to identify and analyze verbs in sentences
   

Session 5: The Object 

1. Identifying the Object
2. Types of Object [Direct & Indirect]
   
3. Practice exercises to identify and analyze objects in sentences

Session 6: The Complement

1. Understanding the Complement
2. Object vs Complement
   
3. Types of Complements [Subject Complement & Object Complement]
   
4. Practice exercises to identify and analyze complements in sentences
   

Session 7: Adjunct Adventures

1. The Adjunct & Sentence Expansion
2. Identifying the adjunct [adverbial phrases, prepositional phrases]
3. Identifying Adverbials [When, where, why & how]

 Additional Sessions [For Advanced Learners] 

Session 1: The Subject

1. Subject Position and Inversion
   
2. Identifying the subject head
3. Verbal [Infinitive & Gerund] as subject
4. Practice Exercises to Identify and Analyze Subjects in Sentences

Session 2: The Verb

1. Tense & Aspect
   
2. Action Verbs & Linking Verbs
3. Transitive and Intransitive Verbs
4. Subject-Verb Agreement [Rules and Practice]
   
5. Practice exercises to identify and analyze verbs in sentences

Session 3: Object Hunt

1. Direct Object: Recognizing the target of the verb. [What receives the action?] 
   
2. Indirect Object: Identifying the recipient of the action. [ To whom or for whom?] 
3. Sentence Expansion: Adding objects to provide more information.

Session 4: Complement Capers

1. Complement types based on verb types
2. Subject Complements [Predicate Nominative, Predicative Adjective]
   
3. Object Complements [Noun & Adjective]
   
4. Distinguishing object from complement: practice exercise

Session 5: Sentence Sleuth Challenge

1. Review: All components combined – identifying and explaining their roles.
2. Sentence diagramming : Analyzing and diagramming simple sentence.
3. Error Correction: Fixing sentences with missing or misplaced components.

Assessment:

1. Participation in activities and discussions
   
2. Completion of worksheets and sentence analysis tasks
3. Peer review and self-reflection exercises
4. Creative writing piece showcasing learned skills