The dog that followed me was brown and floppy.
da Breana Brittian
1. The
1.1. This is a determiner. Determiners are used in front of nouns to determine what is being spoken about.
1.1.1. "The" is an article.
2. dog
2.1. This is a noun and the subject.
2.1.1. Dog is a countable noun, it can exist in plural forms
2.1.2. Dog is a concrete noun, it's something that exists and is not abstract
2.1.3. Dog is a common noun as far as dog breeds go. This has been generalized to say "dog" when it could say pitbull or terrier.
3. that
3.1. "That" is used here as a relative pronoun.
3.1.1. Relative pronouns are used at the beginning of an adjective clause which--you guessed it!--modifies a preceding noun!
4. followed
4.1. This is a verb. Verbs express action or state of being.
4.1.1. "Followed" is a transitive verb in the past-tense. Transitive means that the verb has an object that receives its action.
5. me
5.1. This is a noun.
5.2. In this case, "me" is the object as it receives the action of being followed.
6. was
6.1. This is a verb.
6.1.1. "Was" is another past tense verb, but this one is a linking verb. Linking verbs connect the subject of a sentence to a noun or adjective that modify or rename the subject.