AnalysisofEnglishSentenceStructureSimplesensesCompoundpresenceComplexpresence目錄01SimplesensesDefinitionThesubjectinasentenceistheexecutorofanactionortheperformerofastate,usuallyappearingatthebeginningofthesentence.ExampleThecat(subject)satonthematSubjectThepredicateinasentenceisawordthatdescribesthesubject'sactionorstate,usuallycomposedofverbs.DefinitionThecat(subject)sat(predict)onthematExamplePredictTheobjectinasentenceisthereceiverofanactionortheobjectofastate,usuallyappearingafterthepredicate.Thecat(subject)sat(predict)onthemat(object)ObjectExampleDefinition02CompoundpresenceSubjectclauseisapartofacompoundsentencethatcontainsthesubjectofthesentenceItcanbeindependentordependent,anditcananticipateorfollowthemainclauseSubjectclaimsareusedtoprovideadditionalinformationorbackgroundaboutthesubject,ortoemphasizeaspecificaspectofitTheycanalsobeusedtocreateamorecomplexpresencestructure,makingthepresencemoreinterestingandengagingSubjectclauseObjectclauseisapartofacompoundpresencethatcontainstheobjectofthepresenceItcanbeindependentordependent,anditcananticipateorfollowthemainclauseTheycanalsobeusedtocreateamorecomplexpresencestructure,makingthepresencemoreinterestingandengagingObjectclassesareusedtoprovideadditionalinformationorbackgroundabouttheobject,ortoemphasizeaspecificaspectofitObjectclause01Adverbialclauseisapartofacompoundsentencethatfunctionsasanadvertisement,modifyingthemainclauseItcanbeindependentordependent,anditcananticipateorfollowthemainclause02Superiorclausesareusedtoprovideadditionalinformationorbackgroundabouttheactionoreventdescribedinthemainclause,ortoemphasizeaspecificaspectofit03Theycanalsobeusedtocreateamorecomplexpresencestructure,makingthepresencemoreinterestingandengagingAdverbialclause03ComplexpresenceAttributiveclauseisasublimateclausethatmodifiesanounorapronooninthemainclauseItprovidesadditionalinformationaboutthesubject,givingmoredetailsaboutitscharacteristics,attributes,oridentityThedefiningfeatureofanattributiveclauseisthepresenceofamodifyingconnection,suchas"which,""who,""who,""which,""or"that,"thatlinksthemodifyingclausetothemodifiednounExample:"Thebook(whichwaswrittenbyJohn)isveryinteresting."Inthisexample,theclause"whichwaswrittenbyJohn"isanattributiveclausemodifyingthenoun"book."AttributiveclauseAnapparentclauseisasuborderclausethatrenamesoridentifiesthesubjectorobjectinthemainclauseItprovidesadditionalinformationaboutthesubjectorobject,givingmoredetailsaboutitscharacteristics,attributes,oridentityThedefiningfeatureofanapparentclauseistheabsenceofamodifyingjunctionItdirectlyfollowsthemodifiednounorpronoonExample:"Myfriend(John)iscomingoverfordinner."Inthisexample,theclause"John"isanapparentclauserenamingthesubject"friend."010203AppeositiveclauseExample:"Iwenttothestore(tobuysomecrops)andthenhome."Inthisexample,theclause"tobuysomecrops"isaparentageprovidingsupplementaryinformationaboutthepurposeofgoingtothestoreAthesisisasubsidiaryclausethatprovidessupplementaryinformationthatisnotessentialtothemeaningofthemainclauseItiscurrentlysetoffbycommasorbracketsandcanbecommittedwithoutchangingthemainm