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Do ALL sentences need subject, verb, object?

The shortest complete sentence in the bible is "Jesus wept." Only object and verb!
  

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[/nq] OK. I'll bite. How do you reckon '"Jesus"' (or 'Jesus' for that matter) is an object and not the subject?

  • [/nq] OK.
  • I'll bite.
  • How do you reckon '"Jesus"' (or 'Jesus' for that matter) is an object and not the subject?
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[nq:1]The shortest complete sentence in the bible is "Jesus wept." Only object and verb![/nq]
OK. I'll bite.
How do you reckon '"Jesus"' (or 'Jesus' for that matter) is an object and not the subject?
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[nq:1].. is an object and not the subject?[/nq]
Sorry, "object" (English) = "subjektiv" (Norwegian)
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Thus spake Can you still buy "Spangles"?:
[nq:2].. is an object and not the subject?[/nq]
[nq:1]Sorry, "object" (English) = "subjektiv" (Norwegian)[/nq]
Does not.
"Jesus wept" consists of a subject (Norwegian "subjekt") and a verbal (Norwegian "verbal"). The verse (John 11:35) in Norwegian reads "Jesus gråt."
Norwegian "subjektiv" = English "subjective".
I'm not sure why yo
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While it was 9/1/04 5:55 am throughout the UK, Can you still buy "Spangles"? sprinkled little black dots on a white screen, and they fell thus:
[nq:1]The shortest complete sentence in the bible is "Jesus wept." Only object and verb![/nq]
I've seen it said that "I am." is the shortest possible complete sentence. Not quite. But it's the shortest possible complete statement .

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[nq:1]Thus spake Can you still buy "Spangles"?:[/nq]
[nq:2]=20 Sorry, "object" (English) =3D "subjektiv" (Norwegian)[/nq]
[nq:1]Does not.=20 "Jesus wept" consists of a subject (Norwegian "subjekt") and a verbal (Norwegian "verbal"). The verse (John 11:35) in Norwegian reads "Jesus gr=E5t." Norwegian "subjektiv" =3D English "subjective".=20 I'm not sure wh
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[nq:1]While it was 9/1/04 5:55 am throughout the UK, Can you still buy "Spangles"? sprinkled little black dots on a white screen, and they fell thus:[/nq]
[nq:2]The shortest complete sentence in the bible is "Jesus wept." Only object and verb![/nq]
[nq:1]I've seen it said that "I am." is the shortest possible complete sentence. Not quite.[/nq]
No.
[nq:1]But it's the shortest possib
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[nq:2]A command can go even shorter: "Be."[/nq]
[nq:1]Interesting command to try disobeying :-)[/nq]
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[nq:1]How do you reckon '"Jesus"' (or 'Jesus' for that matter) is an object and not the subject?[/nq]
If Jesus is ***, can't he be both object and subject?
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[nq:1]The shortest complete sentence in the bible is "Jesus wept." Only object and verb![/nq]
Wow!
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[nq:2]How do you reckon '"Jesus"' (or 'Jesus' for that matter) is an object and not the subject?[/nq]
[nq:1]If Jesus is ***, can't he be both object and subject?[/nq]
That recalls David Frost's response when asked if he thought Queen Elizabeth would make a good interview subject: "The Queen is not a subject."

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