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The document provides a detailed analysis of various sentence structures, categorizing them by their grammatical components such as subject, predicate, and object. It includes examples of simple, declarative, interrogative, and imperative sentences, along with descriptions of their elements. Each example is broken down to illustrate the grammatical roles of words and phrases within the sentences.

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1.I want him to do it.

simple, extended, two-member, declarative, affirmative sentence.


I - the subject expressed by a personal pronoun of the 1st person singular.
Want - simple verbal predicate expressed by present indefinite of the verb to
want.
Him to do - a predicative complex (or a complex object) expressed by an
objective with the Infinitive Construction.

2.I asked him to show it to me.


simple, extended, two-member, declarative, affirmative sentence.
I -subject expressed by a personal pronoun of the 1st person singular.
Asked - simple verbal predicate expressed by the past indefinite of the verb to
ask.
him to show it to me - predicative complex (or a complex object) expressed by
an objective with the Infinitive Construction.

3.He ordered his men to search the prisoner.


simple, extended, two-member, declarative, affirmative sentence.
He - subject expressed by a personal pronoun of the 3rd person singular.
Ordered - simple verbal predicate expressed by the past indefinite of the verb to
order.
his men to search the prisoner - predicative complex (or a complex object)
expressed by an objective with the Infinitive Construction.

4.Did he allow you to take the dictionary?


simple, extended, two-member, interrogative, general sentence.
He -subject expressed by a personal pronoun of the 3rd person singular.
Did allow - predicate. It is a simple verbal predicate. Did is an auxiliary verb
expressed by the past indefinite of the verb to do.
you to take the dictionary - predicative complex (or a complex object) expressed
by an objective with the Infinitive Construction.

5.She lets her children do what they want.


simple, extended, two-member, declarative, affirmative sentence.
She - subject expressed by a personal pronoun of the 3rd person singular.
Lets - simple verbal predicate expressed by the present indefinite of the verb to
let.
her children do what they want - predicative complex (or a complex object)
expressed by an objective with the Infinitive Construction(with a bare
Infinitive).

6.I will not have my children misbehave themselves.


simple, extended, two-member, declarative, negative sentence.
I - subject expressed by a personal pronoun of the 1st person singular.
Will not have - simple verbal predicate expressed by future indefinite of the
verb to have.
my children misbehave themselves - predicative complex (or a complex object)
expressed by an objective with the Infinitive Construction(with a bare
Infinitive).

7.The teacher made the pupil do the work all over again.
simple, extended, two-member, declarative, affirmative sentence.
The teacher - subject expressed by a noun in the common case.
Made - simple verbal predicate expressed by the past indefinite of the verb to
make.
the pupil do the work all over again - predicative complex (or a complex object)
expressed by an objective with the Infinitive Construction(with a bare
Infinitive).

8.Several people saw him leave the house.


simple, extended, two-member, declarative, affirmative sentence.
People - subject expressed by a proper noun in the common case.
Several - an attribute to the subject. It is expressed by a quantitative adjective.
Saw is a simple verbal predicate expressed by the past indefinite of the verb to
see.
him leave the house - predicative complex (or a complex object) expressed by
an objective with the Infinitive Construction(with a bare Infinitive).

9.We heard someone knock at the door.


simple, extended, two-member, declarative, affirmative sentence.
We - subject expressed by a personal pronoun of the 1st person plural.
Heard - simple verbal predicate expressed by the past indefinite of the verb to
hear.
someone knock at the door - predicative complex (or a complex object)
expressed by an objective with the Infinitive Construction(with a bare
Infinitive).

10.Did you notice anyone come out of the door?


simple, extended, two-member, interrogative, general sentence.
You - subject expressed by a personal pronoun of the 2nd person singular.
Did notice - predicate. It is a simple verbal predicate.
Did - auxiliary verb expressed by the past indefinite of the verb to do.
anyone come out of the door - predicative complex (or a complex object)
expressed by an objective with the Infinitive Construction (with a bare
Infinitive).

11.We watched the plane disappear into the clouds.


simple, complete, extended, two-members, declarative.
We - subject expressed by a personal pronoun.
Watched - predicate.It is a simple verbal predicate expressed by the verb to
watch in the past form.
The plane disappear into the clouds - complex object expressed by infinitive
construction

12. The teacher was heard to give the instructions.


simple, complete, extended, two-members, declarative.
The teacher to give the instruction - complex subject expressed by a infinitive
construction+noun in common case
Was heard - predicate. It is a compound nominal predicate.

13. The children were allowed to play in the garden.


simple, complete, extended, two-members, declarative.
The children to play in the garden - complex subject expressed by a infinitive
construction+noun in common case
Were allowed - predicate. It is a compound nominal predicate.

14. He was made to do the work all over again.


simple, complete, extended, two-members, declarative.
He to do work all over again - complex subject expressed by a infinitive
construction+personal pronoun
Was made - predicate. It is a compound nominal predicate.
15. He is believed to be a great authority on the subject.
simple, complete, extended, two-members, declarative.
He to be a great authority on the subject - complex subject expressed by a
infinitive construction+personal pronoun
Is believed - predicate. It is a compound nominal predicate.

16. This medicine is said to be very effective.


simple, complete, extended, two-members, declarative.
This Medicine to be very effective - complex subject expressed by a infinitive
construction+noun in common case
is said - predicate. It is a compound nominal predicate.

17. For him to admit it would be to surrender.


simple, complete, extended, two-members, declarative.
For him to admit it - subject, expressed by for-to phrase.
would be to surrender - predicate. It is the compound modal nominal verbal
predicate

18. It is time for you to act.


simple, complete, extended, two-members, declarative.
It - subject, expressed by personal pronoun
Is time - It is a compound nominal predicate
For you to act - complex object, expressed by for-to phrase

19. We waited patiently for the letter to be answered.


simple, complete, extended, two-members, declarative.
We - is the subject expressed by a personal pronoun
Waited - is a predicate.It is a simple verbal predicate expressed by the verb to
wait in the past form.
patiently is adverbial modifier of manner
For thе letter to be answered - complex object, expressed by for-to phrase

20. It was the only thing for me to do


simple, complete, extended, two-members, declarative.
It - subject, expressed by personal pronoun
was the only thing - compound nominal predicate
for me to do - complex object, expressed by for-to phrase

21. For good relations to develop the other party must give up its policy of
aggression.
Simple, extended, two-member, complete, declarative sentence
the other party – a subject expressed by a proper noun in the common case,
must give up– a predicate,
policy – direct object,
of aggression – attribute.

22. The project will feature low-floor streetcars.


simple, declarative, two member, complete
Subject- the project, expressed by a noun in the common case
predicate - will feature low floor streetcars,
direct object - low floor streetcars

23. The judge found Mr Cornacchia a thoroughly dishonest witness.


Simple, declarative, two-member, complete, extended.
Subject- the judge, a noun in the common case
predicate (found Mr Cornacchia) - obj construction with non-verbals
Direct Object - Mr Cornacchia,
a thoroughly dishonest witness- an attribute

24. Mr Topham is in his office.


Simple, declarative, two-member, extended, complete
Subject- a noun in the common case,
predicate - is.
adverbial modifier- in his office.

25. The jury overturned the finding of a provisional court.


Simple, declarative, affirmative, two-member, complete, extended.
Subject- the jury (noun in the common case).
Predicate - overturned,
direct object- the finding, of a provisional court (attribute)

26. The police have arrested a suspect.


Simple, declarative, affirmative , two-member, complete, unextended .
Subject-the police (a noun in the common case).
predicate- have arrested,
direct object- a suspect

27. A psychiatrist gave the man an anti-depressant drug.


Simple, declarative, affirmative, two-member, complete
Subject- a psychiatrist (a noun in the common case),
predicate- gave.
direct object- the man.
indirect object - an antidepressant drug.

28. Most of the inspectors are retired police officers.


Simple, declarative, affirmative, two-member, complete, extented.
Subject- most of the inspectors (noun in the common case).
predicate- are retired police officers (compound nominal predicate)

29. The prime minister sat down.


Simple, declarative, Two-member, complete, unextented
Subject- the prime Minister,
predicate- sat down

30. The unarmed police officers seized ten tons of illegal drugs.
Simple, declarative, affirmative, two-member, complete, extended
Subject - the unarmed police officers (a noun phrase).
predicate - seized.
direct object- ten tons of illegal drugs

32. It was dark.


Simple, unextended, two-member, declarative sentence.
It - subject, expressed by a pronoun.
was - predicate, expressing the state of being.
dark - an attribute to the subject, expressed by an adjective.

32. They kept on working.


Simple, unextended, two-member, declarative sentence.
They - subject, expressed by a pronoun.
kept on working - predicate, expressing the continuous action.

33. We will have to put up.


Simple, extended, two-member, declarative sentence.
We - subject, expressed by a pronoun.
will have to put up - predicate, expressing future necessity.

34. ‘I’m not afraid of thinking and knowing.’ – “And of acting?’


Simple, unextended, one-member, interrogative sentence.
I'm not afraid of thinking and knowing - expressing a statement.
And of acting? - expressing a question.

35. All passengers for Flight 98 to gate four, please.


Simple, extended, two-member, imperative, exclamatory sentence.
All passengers for Flight 98 - complex subject, expressed by a noun phrase.
to gate four, please - predicate, expressing a direction and a polite request.

36. No smoking till you are in the air.


Simple, extended, one-member, imperative, exclamatory sentence.
No smoking - complex subject, expressed by an imperative.
till you are in the air - predicate, expressing a condition.

37. The show didn’t amuse us very much.


Simple, extended, two-member, declarative sentence.
The show - subject, expressed by a noun phrase.
didn't amuse - predicate, expressing the lack of amusement.
us very much - an adverbial modifier, indicating the degree.

38. Departure before dawn on a boat in the middle of the harbor.


Simple, extended, two-member, declarative sentence.
Departure before dawn - expressing a time.
on a boat in the middle of the harbor - expressing a location.

39. The interview by radio broadcasters was carried live by the station.
Simple, extended, two-member, declarative sentence.
The interview by radio broadcasters - complex subject, expressed by a noun
phrase.
was carried - predicate, expressing the act of being carried.
live - an attribute to the subject, expressed by an adjective.

40. Many parts of the Asian coastline were destroyed by a tsunami in 2004.
Simple, extended, two-member, declarative sentence.
Many parts of the Asian coastline - complex subject, expressed by a noun
phrase.
were destroyed - predicate, expressing the act of destruction.
by a tsunami in 2004 - adverbial modifier, indicating the cause and time.

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