what are the essential elements of a sentence?
['BASIC SENTENCE STRUCTURE. ... ', 'SUBJECT.', 'The subject of a sentence is the person, place, or thing that is performing the action of the sentence. ... ', 'PREDICATE.', 'The predicate expresses action or being within the sentence. ... ', 'DIRECT OBJECT.', 'The direct object receives the action of the sentence. ... ', 'INDIRECT OBJECT.']