Pattern Of Normal Sentence
SUBJECT + VERB + OBJECT (COMPLEMENT) + MODIFIER
A sentence is composed of following parts.
SUBJECT: is an agent in the sentence in the active voice who does work.
- It is a person or thing or phrase noun or proper noun or pronouns that does action.
- Sometimes pseudo (false) subjects are used e.g it, there etc.
Examples:
- Coffee is delicious. ( Thing)
- The Chemistry professor cancelled class today. (Noun phrase)
- George likes boats. (Proper noun)
- They are playing football. (pronoun)
- It is a nice day today. (Pseudo subject)
- There were many students in the room (Pseudo subject)
VERB: It follows the word and generally shows action.
- It may be single or verb phrase ( auxiliary or helping verb + main verb)
Examples:
- John drives too fast.
- Joe has gone home.
- Mary is watching television.
OBJECT: follows the verb in a sentence. It is usually a noun or noun phrase on which work is done. Object is receiver of the action.
- It answers the question what or whom
- In active voice, object is receiver on which work is done.
- John bought a cake yesterday.
- They called Mary on last Monday.
COMPLEMENT: Complement is used instead of object but receive no action. It is also follows the verb in a sentence. It is usually a noun, noun phrase, adjective, adverb or any group of words.
Example:
- She runs fast.(Subject complement)
- He found me disturbed.(Object complement)
MODIFIER: It tells time, place or manner of action.
- Very often it is prepositional phrase (preposition followed by noun).
- modifier of time usually comes in last if more than one modifier are used.
- It may also be adverbial phrase.
- Modifier answer the question when?, where?, and how?
a- Preposition Phrase: in the morning, at the university, on the table.
b- Adverbal Phrase: last night, hurriedly, next year, out doors, yesterday.
Example:
- Jill was swimming in the pool yesterday.
- We at dinner at seven o'clock.
- He was driving very fast.
Exercise
In the following separate the parts of sentences:
1: George is cooking dinner tonight.
2: Henry and Maria has visited the president.
3: We can eat lunch in this restuarant today.
4: Pal should have bought gasoline yestarday.
5: Tree grows.
6: It was raining at seven o'clock this morning.
7: She opened a checking account at the bank last week.
8: Harry is washing dishes right now.
9: She opened her book.
10: Paul, William and Mary were watching television a few minutes ago.
Object : receiver of the action .
ReplyDeleteComplement : used instead of object but receive no action.
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