1、Sentence Structure,Sentence analysis & clause types,Sentence structure,subject sentence predicate known info (NP) given info (VP),Information focus / End weight,Sentence structure,Compound subject / predicate “and” Compound predicate Premier Zhou Enlai died beloved by Chinese people.,double predicat

2、e,Sentence analysis,type 1: 5 elements subject predicate verb Sentence object complement adverbial Eg. I ate a cake for breakfast.,predicate,Sentence analysis,type 2: 3 elements subject Sentence operator predication Eg. They have finished their work.,predicate,Basic clause types,Abbreviation S, V (v

3、i./vt.), O, C, A Subject: NP Predicate: V+O+C+A complex,Basic clause types,1. SV (intransitive verb) All the girls laughed. Some of the people stopped. 2. SVC (linking verb) May is an English teacher. The dish seems disgusting.,Basic clause types,3. SVA George W. Bush lives in Washington DC. I was b

4、orn in 1764. 4. SVO I want a car. Liu Xiang won the game.,Basic clause types,5. SVOA I put the books on the desk. She passed the salt to him. 6. SVOC We elected Mr. Hu Jingtao our chairman. They found him guilty.,Basic clause types,7. SVoO (ditransitive verb) She gave me the book. I paid him 10 yuan. Direct object: O Indirect object: o,Basic clause types,SV SVC SVA SVO SVOA SVOC SVoO,Transformation & Expansion,Transformation affirmative negative statement question active passive,Expansion Coordination adverbial relativ