THE SIMPLE SENTENCE

BY.AMBAR
 VERBS WITH AND
WITHOUT OBJECTS
 “What is a complete sentence”?
1, When we speak, we often say
things
like:
All right! Good
Want any help?
They are complete units of
meaning, but they are not real
sentence
2. A simple sentence is a complete
unit of meaning which contains a
subject and a verb followed by
other words which make up the
meaning, so:
The bird flew away a sentence
The man in the street not a
sentence
3. The subject may be “hidden”
Open the door, = really means
You open the door
Exercise 1
Read each group of words below and decide if it is a complete
sentence or not. Write “Yes” for the complete one, and “Not”
the incomplete one in the space available. If it is not a complete
sentence, Identify the MISSING element
1.When I lost my job
2. I wanted to make a fresh start.
3. Interviewing for a job in a factory
4. He was unable to return to school
5.On the tram saw a lonely woman
6. Choosing a career is an important step
7. Because my parents needed me, I stayed in my hometown.
8. The man who took photographs at the wedding.
9. What is your name?
10. Do you love me?
WHO or WHAT does what
1. A complete sentence has a subject
and verb and relate a complete of
thought
He enjoys his meal
The way of building an effective
sentence is by using the WHO or
WHAT does what?
In this patterns, The subject is the does
of the action in the verb
2. When we always have to use an
object after some verbs: e.g. heat,
contain, enjoy, hit. We call the verb as
transitive, We have to say:
He enjoys his meals
3. Some Verbs never take an object: e.g.
Ache, arrive, come faint, go, sleep.
We call these Intransitive verbs. We
have to say:
We arrived at 11
4. Some verbs can be used transitive and
intransitively: e.g. Begin, drop, hurt, open, win, etc
We can say:
The team won the game (Transitive)
The team won (Intransitive)
Exercise 1
Write sentences for the following subject. Thing
about what the subject does or did or will do
that will your verb.
Example:
The policeman
What does he do?
The policeman arrested the drunk diver
1. The elephant
2. The businessman
3. May father
4. The ice cream
5. The librarian
6. Prices
7. School buses
8. Clever students
9. A successful man
10. The best student
Exercise2
Put an object ( a pronoun or a Noun) after these verbs only
where possible.
1. The box contains…….pencils
2. The train has arrived
3. The phone rang very hard
4. Someone is singing
5. You need
6. We sat down
7. Don’t
8. Did you read
9. Who opened
10. Quick! She’s fainted
Exercise3
Write 5 simple sentences on your own
words using Intransitive and transitive

verbs.
1
2
3
4
5
Sentences with LINKING VERB like “ BE” and
“SEEM”
Verbs like be (am is are, was, were, been) and
seem (appear, look, taste ) are LINKING
VERBS” They have an object. The word we use
after be or seem)etc. Tells us about the subject.
In grammar we call this, a complement, because
it “ Completes” the sentence by telling us about
the subject. In the example:
He is ill
She seem tired
The word ill and tired tell us about HE and SHE
A complement may be: ATTENTION!
1. Frank is Clever an Adjective
2. Tom is an architect a Noun
3. Ronald seems a clever student An
Adjective + Noun.
4,The book is Mine a Pronoun
5. We are in the classroom an adverb of
a place or time
6. Alice is like her father a
prepositional Phrase
Exercise 4
Complete these sentences below using a
different complement for each sentence
and say whether you have used a noun, an
adjective + Noun, etc
1. My friend is very………
2. This panorama looks………….
3. My friends are…..
4. The most beautiful park in the world
is…………
5. The discussion in this week is………..
6. Whose is this? It’s……………………
7. This meals tastes…………………
8. Your father seems…………..
9. I want to be ……………..in the future
10. The students appear……………
Exercise 5
Express the following ideas in good English
1. Temanku baik sekali
2. Aku kemarin di rumah
3. Rasanya hari ini aku capek
4. Mereka besok ada di Jakarta
5. Rumah temanku kelihatannya luas banget
6. Nampaknya Linda marah sama aku
7. Tas yang mahal ini punyakku lho
8. Pelajaran bahasa Inggris itu mudah
kok
9. Asalku dari Kulon Progo
10 Roti itu rasanya enak sekali