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Forming A Sentence: Basic Concept
Forming A Sentence: Basic Concept
Basic Concept
Talk about Word Category
Noun
Verb
Adjective
Adverb
Pronoun
Article
Conjunction
Preposition
Talk about Function
Subject (S)
Jupiter is the largest planet
Predicator (P)
The election campaign has ended
Object (O)
John has bought a new motorbike
Complement (C)
She is very happy
She sings beautifully
Kinds of Subjects
Noun
Football is the most famous sport in the world
Pronoun
Randi went climbing the hills last week
Gerund
Swimming is my hobby
Infinitive
To be with you is all I want
To swim is my hobby
Noun Clause
What you said hurts me
Predicate
Predicate in English must be preceeded by verb
To be (is, am, are, was, were)
You are the best partner
He was my colleague
Auxiliaries (do, does, did, has, have, had)
We have done the best
They did not come to the party
Verb word
She goes to the campus
They believe Rudi so much
Modal
Can, could, should, may, might, will, etc
She should do it
Subject - Predicate
A sentence / clause must consist at least 1
subject and 1 predicate
I am eating bakwan
I go to campus