1. Subject Most
subjects are at the beginning of a sentence followed by the
predicate part; it is the theme of a statement. 我爱
读书 ( I love reading books ) - 我 is the subject in this sentence. 2. Predicate The
predicate part is the part that states the subject. In the following
sentences, the underlined part is predicate. 她写字 ( she
writes ) - 写 is the predicate in this sentence. 3. Object The
object is the element controlled by or related with the predicate prior
to it. In
the above examples, 书 and 字 are both object. 4. Adnex The
adnex is the element that can be followed by an object, it is
usually acted by a verb or verbal phrase. 我
买了一件衣
服 ( I bought a suit ) - 一件 is an Adnex in this sentence to describe
object 衣服(suit). 5. Attributive Attributive
is used to modify a noun or a nounal phrase that is usually acting as
the subject or object in a sentence. 北
京是一座美丽的城
市( Beijing is a beautiful city ) - 美丽的 is an Attributive to describe
object 城市 (city). 6. Adverbial Adverbial
is the modifying element prior to the predicate, or in some
cases, at the beginning of a sentence. 他迅速地离开了( he
left quickly ) - 迅速地(quickly) is the Adverbial in this sentence to
modify predicate 离开(left). 7. Complement Complement
is the complemental description element following a verbal
or adjective phrase. 她
的英文好极了(
her English is very well ) - 极了( very ) is the complement element to
describe verb 好( well ).
8.
Head Head
is the part that being modified or postmodified. The head can be
grouped as modified by attributive, by adverbial and by complement. 我
们语言学院招收了一批新学员( Our Language Institute has recruited a group of new
students ) - 语言学院 ( Language Institute ) is the head part; 招收(
recruited ) )is the predicate head part; 新学员( new students ) is the
object head part.
As you can see, Chinese sentences structure can be a bit hard to get at the beginning, but with a little practice will come more easily. 
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