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Keyboard cpu Posted 7 years ago
Grammar

Sentence structure

Could you please show me the structure of these sentences?

I like reading books.

We really enjoy camping.

Someone should give us a medal.

  

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The basic structure is: Subject + verb + object or complement. keyboard cpu I like reading books. I (subject) like (verb) reading books.

  • The basic structure is: Subject + verb + object or complement.
  • keyboard cpu I like reading books.
  • I (subject) like (verb) reading books.
  • (complement / object) Traditional grammar analysis: reading (gerund) + books (object of reading); the gerund phrase is the object of like Modern grammar analysis: 1) reading books is a non-finite clause, the complement of the verb like .
  • 2.
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The basic structure is: Subject + verb + object or complement.

keyboard cpuI like reading books.

I (subject) like (verb) reading books. (complement / object)

Traditional grammar analysis:

reading (gerund) + books (object of reading); the gerund phrase is the object of like

Modern grammar analysis:

1) reading boo

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