"sentence element" meaning in English

See sentence element in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: sentence elements [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sentence element (plural sentence elements)
  1. (grammar) In certain approaches to grammar, a part of the sentence, classified as one of subject, predicate, object, predicative and adverbial. Categories (topical): Grammar Translations (grammar): větný člen [masculine] (Czech), lauseenjäsen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-sentence_element-en-noun-c1V25Zfp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences

Inflected forms

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