The main elements in this chapter encompass the five
basic sentence types. The rest of the concepts occur within or expand
from these basic sentence types.
Key concepts:
-Words that accompany the main verb phrase are called either compliments-they complete the predicate, or modifiers-they add to or modify the meaning of the verb.
Type 1: The intransitive type
-This means that the verb in the sentence can stand alone in the verb phrase and function as the entire predicate
Structural formula(SF): S1=NP +MVint (intransitive main verb)
-MVint can have one or more adverbial modifiers such as “loudly”(ADVPman) adds information about the manner, “soon”(ADVPtm) indicates time, “here” (ADVPpl) tells the place
Type 2,3,4- linking or copular verbs
Type 2: The Verb Be requires adverb of time or place
-Requires an adverbial complement that completes the predicate and expresses place or time
SF: S2= NP +MVbe+ADVPtm/pl
Type 3: The linking verb type with adjectival subject complement
-the verb serves to join or link the subject to the descriptive word or phrase in the predicate
-the adjective phrase that follows the linking verb functions as an adjectival subject complement (predicate adjective)
SF: S3=NP +MVlink+ADJP
Type 4: The linking verb type with nominal subject complement
-The noun or noun phrase that follows a linking verb has the same referent as the subject
-predicate nominatives refer to the nominal subject copmliments
SF: S4=NP1 +MVlink+ NP1
Type 5: The Transitive Type
-requires a noun phrase complement that refers to something or someone other than the subject noun phrase it refers to
SF: S5= NP1+MVtr(transitive)+NP2
- remember: reflexive pronouns can function as direct objects, and a few transitive verbs have object complements (adjectival and nominal) following their direct object.
One thing I like about sentence types is that the auxiliary/tense that may precede the main verb does not affect the basic structure of the predicate. This helps to simplify the tree diagram, which is nice.
I found the layout of this chapter very helpful. I find classifying sentences into these types helps me to better identify and diagram them.
There was nothing outright confusing in this chapter. It’s just a matter of memorizing and applying the rules in order to determine what sentence type a sentence falls under.
Key concepts:
-Words that accompany the main verb phrase are called either compliments-they complete the predicate, or modifiers-they add to or modify the meaning of the verb.
Type 1: The intransitive type
-This means that the verb in the sentence can stand alone in the verb phrase and function as the entire predicate
Structural formula(SF): S1=NP +MVint (intransitive main verb)
-MVint can have one or more adverbial modifiers such as “loudly”(ADVPman) adds information about the manner, “soon”(ADVPtm) indicates time, “here” (ADVPpl) tells the place
Type 2,3,4- linking or copular verbs
Type 2: The Verb Be requires adverb of time or place
-Requires an adverbial complement that completes the predicate and expresses place or time
SF: S2= NP +MVbe+ADVPtm/pl
Type 3: The linking verb type with adjectival subject complement
-the verb serves to join or link the subject to the descriptive word or phrase in the predicate
-the adjective phrase that follows the linking verb functions as an adjectival subject complement (predicate adjective)
SF: S3=NP +MVlink+ADJP
Type 4: The linking verb type with nominal subject complement
-The noun or noun phrase that follows a linking verb has the same referent as the subject
-predicate nominatives refer to the nominal subject copmliments
SF: S4=NP1 +MVlink+ NP1
Type 5: The Transitive Type
-requires a noun phrase complement that refers to something or someone other than the subject noun phrase it refers to
SF: S5= NP1+MVtr(transitive)+NP2
- remember: reflexive pronouns can function as direct objects, and a few transitive verbs have object complements (adjectival and nominal) following their direct object.
One thing I like about sentence types is that the auxiliary/tense that may precede the main verb does not affect the basic structure of the predicate. This helps to simplify the tree diagram, which is nice.
I found the layout of this chapter very helpful. I find classifying sentences into these types helps me to better identify and diagram them.
There was nothing outright confusing in this chapter. It’s just a matter of memorizing and applying the rules in order to determine what sentence type a sentence falls under.
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