Sentence Structure

Sentence Structure

Sentence structure is the way a sentence is arranged, grammatically. The sentence structure of your writing includes where the noun and verb fall within an individual sentence.

1.  Subject

The subject of a sentence is the person, place, thing, or idea that is doing or being something. You can find the subject of a sentence if you can find the verb.

Example : 1.  My Father is reading newspaper .

      S

                              2.   Anggi watching a movie last night.

                                        S

       2.  Verb

A verb is a kind of word (part of speech) that tells about an action or a state. It is the main part of a sentence: every sentence has a verb. In English, verbs are the only kind of word that changes to show past or present tense.

            Example : 1.  We eat rice everyday.

                                             V

                              2.  Anton lost slippers in the mosque last Friday.

                                                V
       3.  Complement

Complement is a word, phrase or clause that is necessary to complete the meaning of a given expression. Complements are often also arguments ( expressions that help complete the meaning of a predicate).

Example : 1.  Dila’s cat is very funny.

                                                      C

                              2.   He gave me flowers.
       
       4. Modifier

Modifier is a word, phrase, or clause which functions as an adjective or an adverb to describe a word or make its meaning more specific.

Example : 1.  I went to campus yesterday.

                                                  M

                               2.  My friend will come to my house tomorrow.

                                                                        M

Source:

https://googleweblight.com/?lite_url=https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/sentence%2520structure&ei=mAsJJMb9&lc=id-ID&s=1&m=983&host=www.google.co.id&ts=1488974860&sig=AJsQQ1Dcoi7NkQwC1IxUP7W1MPSDt2r3NQ

http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/subjects.htm

https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verb

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complement_(linguistics)

http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/modifiers_modify.htm

Exercise Page 44

       1.   George is cooking dinner tonight.

      S              V              C         MT

       2.      Henry and Marcia have visited the President.

                       S                          V         P

       3.      We can eat lunch in this restaurant today.

          S          V          C      MP              MT

       4.      Pat should have bought gasoline yesterday.

         S                 V                    C           MT         

       5.      Trees grow.

             S     V

        6.      It was raining at seven o’clock this morning.

         S          V                           MT                       

        7.      She opened a checking accound at the bank last week.

           S        V                     C                     MP            MT

        8.      Harry is washing dishes right now.

           S            V            C            MT

        9.      She opened her book.

          S        V          C

       10.  Paul, William, and Marry were watching television a few minutes ago.

       S                               V                   C                   MT