Friday, 17 November 2017

EF45 More Subjects and Predicates

a. imperative- tell somebody to do something, command
"You come in."
"Come in." implied subject
"Watch out!"
"Listen to me."
"Don't do that."
"Follow me."
"Take your time."

b. interrogative sentence
You are tired.
Are you tired?

c. here / there

Here is your book.
Here are your books.
Your books are here.
Your book is here.
There is my sister.
There are my sisters.

d. gerund- ing words (nouns)
walking, eating, working, playing, swimming
She is walking in the park. verb
Walking is her favourite exercise. noun
Skiing is fun.

infinitive
To ski is fun. XXX very unusual 

GERUNDS ARE MOSTLY USED AS SUBJECTS!!!

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e. prepositions
on in to for under at over

The cat is cute.
The cat (with the white paws) is cute.
The cat (with the white paws) are cute. XXX

f. She walks and runs in the park.
Joe and Sarah play volleyball at QE Park.


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