0
Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

2 verbs in a sentence

How would you analize this sentence?

Which are the subj,the verb and the object?

"Tell him to come"
  

Top answer

The sentence is an imperative sentence, so that means that the subject is understood to be "you", even though "you" does not actually appear in the sentence. Now, with the subject out of the way, what is the main verb in the sentence, Anon? What do you think?

— Yankee

  • The sentence is an imperative sentence, so that means that the subject is understood to be "you", even though "you" does not actually appear in the sentence.
  • Now, with the subject out of the way, what is the main verb in the sentence, Anon?
  • What do you think?
Free · every Monday

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

New words, one handy idiom, and a 2-minute quiz — delivered to your inbox to keep your streak alive.

4 Answers
0
The sentence is an imperative sentence, so that means that the subject is understood to be "you", even though "you" does not actually appear in the sentence.

Now, with the subject out of the way, what is the main verb in the sentence, Anon? What do you think?
0
0
the main verb is "to come" isn´t it? and what about "tell" and "him"
0
0
AnonymousHow would you analize this sentence?

Which are the subj,the verb and the object?

"Tell him to come"

'Tell him to come' is a command (imperative) where the subject 'you' is omitted because it is 'understood'.

With the omitted subject 'filled out' the analysis is:

You (subject) tell (verb) him (indirect o
0
0
thanks, very kind of you.
0

Related Questions