We have already seen that a simple sentence has only one subject and one predicate. The subject refers to the person or thing about which… Continue reading
Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences
Complex sentence Examine the following sentences. I will say what I like. When we went there we found that he had gone. Sentence 1 consists… Continue reading
Simple and Compound Sentences
According to their meaning and word order, sentences are divided into four classes – assertive, imperative, interrogative and exclamatory. But according to their clause structure,… Continue reading
Uses of anomalous finites – part II
The anomalous finites are used to form inverted sentence patterns. I had no sooner got into the train than it steamed off. No sooner had… Continue reading
Uses of anomalous finites
Anomalous finites are the only verbs in modern English which can form their negatives by the simple addition of not. Compare: He will come. He… Continue reading
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