Archive for Juni 2017
1. Subject
The subject of a sentence is a noun, a person, place,
thing, idea, or feeling. The subject often, but not always, comes at the
beginning of the sentence. The subject can be more than one noun. The
subject is always performing an action, doing something, being something, or
feeling something,example :
1.Harry
and Sally got married.
2.Love
triumphs.
3.Patriotism is the last
refuge of a scoundrel.
A. Examples
of the infinitive as subject
To sleep is
the only thing Eli wants after his double shift waiting tables at the
neighborhood café.
B. Example
clause as a subject
That
his theory was flawed soon became obvious
Subject
in Sentence Simple Subject
Simple Subject is proably the most basic unit in sentence
construction. Which is Person,place,thing,or idea. A Subject tell’s who or what
sentence about, A subject that has just one noun as the focus of the sentence.
Subject
= Noun
a.
Examples of nouns as subject
Friday the 13th is best game horror of the year
b. For
example Pronoun Subject
My bed is small but it is comfortable
c.
Example gerund As a subject
Cooking is my hobby
2. Verbs
Verbs are action words. Run and jump are verbs. Some actions
are more subtle.
Stay and wait are verbs. Even to be is a verb. Every sentence has
at least one verb. There can be more than one.
A sentence can consist of nothing but a subject and a verb.
-
I run.
-
You waited.
Sometimes, two verbs together describe one action.
-
We were jogging.
-
You are reading.
If you are
giving a command, you can even leave out the subject. The
following examples are complete sentences. The subject is
"you." The subject is implied.
-
Stop!
-
Run!
A.
Action Verbs
Action verbs express specific actions, and are used any time you want to
show action or discuss someone doing something. Included
in the category of Modal Verbs are:
-
Ian reads a chapter in his book each night.
-
Sam and Eric ride the bus to school each
morning.
-
Jan wants a horse for her birthday.
B.
Transtive Verbs
Transitive verbs are action verbs that always express doable activities. These
verbs always have direct objects, meaning someone or something receives
the action of the verb. Which included transitive verb
include:
-
We need to maintain product quality.
- Michelle
used to run a restaurant
-
Cristiano Ronaldo kicked the ball in to the
goal.
C.
Itranstive Verbs
Intransitive verbs are action verbs that always express doable
activities. No direct object follows an intransitive verb. Included in
the category of intransitive verbs are:
-
The
trees were moving in the breeze.
- He
was living a life of luxury abroad.
- When the
rain stopped,
we went for a walk.
D.
Linking Verbs
linking verbs show a relationship between the subject of the sentence
and a noun or adjective being linked to it. Included in the category
of Modal Verbs are:
-
If left too long, that milk may turn sour.
-
I feel refreshed after that nap.
-
Laurie appears tired.
E.
Auxiliary Verbs
Auxiliary Verbs are also known as helping Verbs and are used together with a
main verb to show the verb’s tense or to form a question or negative. Included
in the category of Auxiliary Verbs are:
-
You have been practicing hard.
-
I think I should study harder to
master English.
-
You may choose what you like.
F.
Reguler Verbs
A regular verb is one that conforms to the usual rule for forming
its simple past tense and its past participle. Included in
the category of Reguler Verbs are:
-
Roxas studied on library in the morning
yesterday.
-
Iopened it for an another people like this.
-
He was arrived in bali yesterday.
G.
Irreguler Verbs
Irregular verbs are those that don’t take on the regular spelling
patterns of past simple and past participle verbs. Included in the
category of Irreguler Verbs are:
-
She’s broken my heart.
-
I found a gasoline in garage.
-
This game has been sold.
3. Complement
Complements are words that come after linking verbs and modify nouns. The
most common noun complements are adjectives and nouns,
but can be many other partsof speech as well.
Complement is divided into 2 types :
A.
Subjective Complement
subject complement is
a word or phrase that follows a linking verb and describes or renames the subject of the sentence.
Example : The light in the chapel was warm and soft.
B.
Objective Complement
Object complement is
a word or phrase that comes after a direct object and renames, describes, or locates it.
Example : My brother named the pig Hugo.
4. Modifiers
Another very common sentence
element is modifiers. Modifiers use adjectives or adverbs to describe,
define, limit, or modify nouns or verbs. A modifier can be a single word
or a phrase.Modifiers that appear before the head are called premodifiers,
modifiers that appear after the head are called postmodifiers.
Modifiers may be either restrictive (essential to the meaning
of a sentence) or nonrestrictive (additional but not essential
elements in a sentence).
Type of
Modifiers:
a. Adjective
Modifiers
Adjectives modify nouns and pronouns. They modify in
that they answer the following questions in relationship to the nouns they
modify.
Example
: how much fruit? Enough fruit
b. Adverb
Modifiers
Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs. They modify in
that they answer the following questions in relationship to the nouns they
modify.
Example
: arrive when? Tomorrow
c. Participle
Phrases
A
participle phrases is a groups of words that function as adjectives to modify nouns.
Participle phrases begin with a present or past participle.
Example
: The cabinets stuffed to the brim needed to be organized
d. Prepotional
Phrases
Prepositional phrases are groups of words that function as adverbs or adjectives
to modify. Prepositional phrases begin with a preposition and end with
a noun.
Example
: when? On time
Phrases and
Clauses as Modifiers
Clause Modifier Examples:
· This is
an example of an adjective clause.
· The
adjective clause is a group of words that modifies “boy”
· The boy who
was at the store bought cookies
Phrase Modifier Examples:
· This is
an example of a prepositional phrase.
· The
prepositional phrase is a group of words that modifies “seat”
· Please
take a seat near me.
