Курсовая работа: Teaching sentence structure

p.a .-predicate adjective o.p .-object of preposition

p.n .-predicate noun ap.- appositive

p.pr .-predicate pronoun a.n .-adverbial noun

1. The Pharos of Alexandria, a tall lighthouse, was a wonder of the ancient world.

2. The next day the new neighbors brought us a dinner of spaghetti and delicious sauce.

3. The son of Mr. Oliver, the corner grocer, gave me a piece of apple pie with raisins in it.

4. In the morning the gypsies strung beads a round the neck of the donkey and tied her tail with a bright red ribbon a yard long.

5. What kind of minerals can you find in the old lead mine?

6. The Buddha of Kamakura, a huge bronze statue, is considered one of the most beautiful sights in Japan.

7. The imprint of the fossil shell in the rock was sharp and clear.

In the winter the rock garden looks lifeless and barren.

2. The main part

2.1 Subject, verb

A.1 SENTENCE A sentence expresses a complete thought. It contains a subject and a predicate (or verb) either expresses or understood.

The nation’s largest herd of buffalo grazes in Custer State Park.

PREDICATE VERB The predicate verb makes a statement, asks a question, or gives a command .

Statement Custer State Park borders on the Black Hills National Forest in South Dakota.

Question Who was calamity Jane?

Command For an authentic view of the old West visit Custer State Park.

AUXILIARY VERB An auxiliary helps a verb to make a statement, ask a question, or give a command.

The auxiliaries are: (be group) be, am, is, are, was, were, been, being; (have group) has, have, had; (do group) do, does, did; (other) may, might; can, could; shall, should; would, must. With auxiliaries a complete verb can be two, or for words.

Have you ever eaten buffalo steak?

Income from the sale of buffalo meat has been partially paying for the upkeep of Custer State Park.

You should not have been amazed at the sight of buffalo burger stands.

SIMPLE SUBJECT The simple subject answer the question «Who?» or «What?» before the verb.

A simple subject is commonly a noun or a pronoun.

Winter temperatures in Alaska may fall to 60 degrees below zero.

(Temperatures answer the question «What my fall?»)

Fort Yukon has recorded temperatures of 100 degrees above zero in July. (Fort Yukon answer the question «What has recorded?»)