The object

1. Meet her tomorrow.

Her is a simple object, expressed by a personal pronoun.

2. I saw a strange man there.

A strange man is a phrasal object, expressed by a nominal phrase.

3. She remembered meeting her last year.

Meeting her is a phrasal object, expressed by a gerundial phrase.

4. I want to have my photo taken.

My photo taken is a complex object, expressed by a construction with Participle II.

5. He insisted on my telling the truth.

My telling is a complex object, expressed by a Gerundial construction.

6. I want him to stay.

Him to stay is a complex object, expressed by an Infinitive construction.

7. Ron was amazed by what he saw there.

What he saw there is a clausal object.

The attribute

1. There were no signs of his supporting us.

Of his supporting us is a complex postmodifying attribute. It is expressed by a gerundial construction.

2. She is a clever girl.

Clever is a simple premodifying attribute. It’s expressed by an adjective.

The adverbial modifier

1. John lives in London.

In London is a simple adverbial modifier of place, non-detached.

2. Despite his smile, the man was difficult to deal with.

Despite his smile is a phrasal adverbial modifier of concession, detached.

3. It being late, he left the garden.

It being late is a complex detached adverbial modifier of reason, it is expressed by the Nominative Absolute Construction with Participle I.

The composite sentence The Compound Sentence

1. You can join us at the station, or we can wait for you at home.

It is a compound sentence consisting of two clauses. The clauses are joined by means of disjunctive coordination with the help of the conjunction ‘or’.

2. The bus stopped, the automatic door sprang open, a lady got in.

It is a compound sentence consisting of three clauses. The clauses are joined asyndetically.

The Complex Sentence

1. The question is whether he has signed the contract.

It is a complex sentence with a predicative subordinate clause.

2. What is done cannot be undone.

It is a complex sentence with a subject subordinate clause.

3. Everything that he did took a lot of time.

It is a complex sentence with an attributive defining subordinate clause

4. I consulted my father, who promised to help me.

It is a complex sentence with an attributive non-defining subordinate clause.

5. She acted as if she were mad.

It is a complex sentence with an adverbial clause of comparison.

6. I arrived early so that I should not miss the train.

It is a complex sentence with an adverbial clause of purpose.