Unit
1: Simple Sentences |
Sentence Components
| Every regular, basic sentence consists of two elements: the subject and the predicate. The subject may come in many forms, such as a noun, a pronoun, a to infinitive, a gerund, a noun clause etc. The predicate starts with the verb and may be followed by an object, a subject complement or nothing depending on the verb that is used. |
Sentence Patterns
There are many ways to break down basic sentence patterns. I'd rather categorize the sentence patterns into two main categories; 1. The subject does the action. 1.1 S+VI (Intransitive Verb) 1.2 S+VT+O (Transitive Verb) (The VT 1.2 may take only a direct object or both the direct object and the indirect object, depending on the verb). 2. The subject is described/qualified as to how it is/what it is. 2. S+Be/Linking Verb+SC (The SC may be adjectives, nouns, or something that tells us in terms of 'where' the subject is) |