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Adiraj c k Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
what is the verb,subject etc in this sentence.......:
The government has signed a memorandum of understanding with the company to set up a plant in the state.....
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You start. What's the action? That will be the verb.
- You start.
- What's the action?
- That will be the verb.
- Who's doing the action?
- That will be the subject.
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You start.
What's the action? That will be the verb.
Who's doing the action? That will be the subject.
What is the action applied to? That will be the direct object.
We'll deal with the modifiers later.
What's the action? That will be the verb.
Who's doing the action? That will be the subject.
What is the action applied to? That will be the direct object.
We'll deal with the modifiers later.
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verb: Signed subject: Government direct object: Company...is it correct?
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Not quite.
verb: Signed. That's the action. Good.
subject: Government. That's who's doing the signing. Good.
direct object: What's being signed? It's the memorandum, not the company, right?
"Company" is an object, but it's the object of the preposition "with."
Prepositional phrases modify other parts of the sentence. You've got three in your example:
verb: Signed. That's the action. Good.
subject: Government. That's who's doing the signing. Good.
direct object: What's being signed? It's the memorandum, not the company, right?
"Company" is an object, but it's the object of the preposition "with."
Prepositional phrases modify other parts of the sentence. You've got three in your example:
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