Let's break this sentence down:
The Gerards consider their son a genius.
- Prepositional phrases: There are no prepositional phrases since there isn't neither a preposition nor an object altogether.
- The subject is <em>The Gerards.</em>
- The verb within the sentence is <em>consider.</em>
- There are two complements in the sentence which are the direct and object complement: <em>their son</em> is the direct object and <em>a genius</em> is the object complement. Remember to ask yourself what refers the verb of the sentence. Moreover, object compliments always follow a direct object to rename it or state what it has become. In order to analize the example above, you should ask yourself the following:
- What do the Gerards consider? <em>their son.</em>
- What do they consider about their son? <em>a genius.</em>
<span>The Industrial Revolution brought about many changes in terms of economic activity. The good changes were that Industries grew and commerce and trade expanded. Population grew and cities started to rise. Living standards of the people improved due to the increase of wealth giving them access to greater comforts. There was also division of labor making production more efficient. There were also bad changes brought by the Industrial Revolution such as the destruction of small businesses who could not compete with large industries.</span>
