BASIC SENTENCES 2 MAJOR ELEMENTS Subject

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BASIC SENTENCES-- 2 MAJOR ELEMENTS- Subject
Predicate
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Major basic sentence patterns are
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Sub. V.- He sings beautifully
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2. Sub. V. Obj. Complement (In/Direct Obj.)-
The Minister of Edu. will establish 5 Science
schools.
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The teachers give you ideas.-They gave the job
to that guy from Texas.
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3. Sub. linking v. Sub.Complement
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A linking verb connects a subject to a subject
complement which identifies or describes the
subject, as in the following sentences
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The play is Waiting for Gisla. the linking verb
"is" links the noun phrase "the play" to the
identifying phrase "Waiting for Gisla," which is
called a subject complement.
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- Others thought it became tedious after the
first fifteen minutes.
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the linking verb "became" links the subject "it"
to the subject complement "tedious." The phrase
"after the first fifteen minutes" functions as
adverb modifying the clause "it became tedious".
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feel, look, smell,sound, taste appear, grow,
prove, remain, and turn.
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- Sylvia tasted the spicy squid eyeball stew. -
The squid eyeball stew tasted good.
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4 Sentences types are- Declarative Somsri
revealed his secret life.- Interrogative-
Imperative- Exclamatory