完整与不完整的英文句子概要1.ppt

A complete sentence must have a subject and a predicate. The subject tells who or what does the action, and the predicate contains the verb and tells what the action is. A verb is a word that expresses one of two things: Action: jump, scream, fly, run State of being: appear, seem, feel A subject can be any of the following things: The person who does the action in the sentence. Grandpa sells goods in his general store. The place that does the action in the sentence. The general store swarms with people before the Fourth of July celebration. The thing that does the action in the sentence. Flour and sugar are mixed together to make cookies. The person described in the sentence. Grandpa is happy when he makes a good sell. The place being described in the sentence. The general store is crowded on Saturday. The thing being described in the sentence. Cookies are best when the flour and sugar are fresh. Subjects may come in different forms: One noun as the subject – Billy wants hound dogs. Two nouns as a subject – Little Ann and Old Dan are two dogs. One pronoun as the subject – He prays each night for dogs. Two pronouns as the subject – He and she are both still awake because of the coon hounds. A phrase – Staying awake all night is no fun. A clause – What makes me mad is all the noise! Clause when he gets the money (This has a subject [he] and a verb [gets], but you’re left dangling, aren’t you? It’s not a complete sentence. This is called a dependent clause. It depends on something else to make a complete sentence. Complete Sentence Billy will buy coon hounds when he gets the money. (Now we know what’s going on!) Determine if the following are complete sentences or dependent clauses. When I left my office that beautiful spring day. I was walking along whistling when I heard the dogfight. About twenty-five feet from me they caught him and down he went. Down on my knees. With one final whimper. Where the alley emptied into the street, he stopped and looked back. As I