1. the main idea or topic of the sentence appositive 2. the receiver of the verb's action subject 3. to or for whom or what something is done object of the preposition 4. the word or phrase in the predicate that renames the subject subject of gerund 5. the noun or noun phrase following a preposition possessive noun 6. the word or phrase immediately following and renaming another word or phrase indirect object 7. a word or phrase that shows ownership of something or someone predicate noun 8. a possessive word or phrase immediately preceding a gerund subject direct object