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ArthurA Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

How can the following two sentances be complete sentances?

My teacher told us the following sentences were complete sentences.

"What time is it" (time is the subject but there is no verb so how can it be a sentence?)

"Go Away" (go would be the verb but is there a subject here")

If there is a verb/subject in both sentences please can you show it, thank you.
  

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Hi, In your 'What time is it', the verb is 'is' . Also, you need to put a question mark at the end. ), the subject is 'You'.

— Laborious

  • Hi, In your 'What time is it', the verb is 'is' .
  • Also, you need to put a question mark at the end.
  • ), the subject is 'You'.
  • Notice that in such sentences, you are usually giving an order or instructions to someone (to the person you are talking to) or even making a request.
  • So, the subject "you" is implied.
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Hi,

In your 'What time is it', the verb is 'is'. Also, you need to put a question mark at the end. - 'What time is it?'

In your second sentence (Go away!), the subject is 'You'. Notice that in such sentences, you are usually giving an order or instructions to someone (to the person you are talking to) or even making a request. So, the
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LaboriousHere're some more examples:
I am pleased to read your posts, Laborious, in this forum. Thank you.

I don’t know if this is much more common than here's some more examples? Shouldn’t it be here are some more examples without being contracted, please?
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ArthurA"What time is it" (time is the subject
The subject is actually it, as evident from the answer: It is 1:51 PM.
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Odessa DawnShouldn’t it be here are some more examples without being contracted, please?
Hi,

As far as I know, the contraction of 'here are' is 'here're', not 'here's'. By the way, is this what you wanted to know?
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Here’re is normally used in speech rather than writing. It’s not a standard contraction like don’t, for example. Here’s is probably more common, but only here are + plural noun is appropriate in formal contexts.
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Sir, does that mean we can always use 'here's' with plurals?
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LaboriousHi,As far as I know, the contraction of 'here are' is 'here're', not 'here's'. By the way, is this what you wanted to know?
No and no.
LaboriousBy the way, is this what you wanted to know?
Aspara GusHere’re is normally used in speech rather than writing. It’s not a standard contraction like
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Laboriousdoes that mean we can always use 'here's' with plurals?
Informally, yes. Same with there’s.
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