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Guest Posted 22 years ago
Grammar
How to use "Add to that"?
How to analyze the grammer structure of the following sentence? "Add" is a verb here, but what is the subject of "Add"?
--"Add to that the Sargasso Sea which lies smack
dab in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and what have you got?"
--"Add to that the Sargasso Sea which lies smack
dab in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean and what have you got?"
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Hi Guest, This is an imperative (command) sentence, so the subject of 'add' is the understood 'you'. Just like a recipe: Slice three tomatoes. Add one beaten egg in a sauce pan.
- Hi Guest, This is an imperative (command) sentence, so the subject of 'add' is the understood 'you'.
- Just like a recipe: Slice three tomatoes.
- Add one beaten egg in a sauce pan.
- Simmer over a low fire for 30 minutes.
- The understood subject is '(you) slice / add / simmer'.
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Hi Guest,
This is an imperative (command) sentence, so the subject of 'add' is the understood 'you'. Just like a recipe:
Slice three tomatoes.
Add one beaten egg in a sauce pan.
Simmer over a low fire for 30 minutes.
The understood subject is '(you) slice / add / simmer'.
This is an imperative (command) sentence, so the subject of 'add' is the understood 'you'. Just like a recipe:
Slice three tomatoes.
Add one beaten egg in a sauce pan.
Simmer over a low fire for 30 minutes.
The understood subject is '(you) slice / add / simmer'.
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