This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ... may be supplied when necessary to the construction. Models for Simple Sentences. 1. Yonder sunset is very beautiful. This is a simple declarative sentence. Yonder sunset is the logical subject; the simple subject, is sunset, which is modified by the adjective element yonder; is very beautiful is the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1880 edition. Excerpt: ... may be supplied when necessary to the construction. Models for Simple Sentences. 1. Yonder sunset is very beautiful. This is a simple declarative sentence. Yonder sunset is the logical subject; the simple subject, is sunset, which is modified by the adjective element yonder; is very beautiful is the logical predicate; is beautiful is the simple predicate, of which beautiful is the attribute, and is the copula; beautiful is modified by the adverbial element very. 2. A tall waving willow stood in the little meadow. This is a simple declarative sentence. A tall waving willow is the logical subject; the simple subject is willow, which is modified by the adjective elements a, tall, and waving; stood in the little meadow is the logical predicate; the simple predicate is stood, which is modified by the adverbial element in the little meadow, of which meadow is the basis, modified by the adjective elements the and little. 3. The gentle rain refreshed the thirsty/lowers. This is a simple declarative sentence. The gentle rain is the logical subject; the simple subject is. ram, which is modified by the adjective elements the and gentle; refreshed the thirsty flowers is the logical predicate; the simple predicate is refreshed, which is modified by the objective element the thirsty flowers, of which the noun flowers, the basis, is modified by the adjective elements the and thirsty. 4. In what year did Cornwallis surrender t This is a simple interrogative sentence. The natural order of the sentence is, Cornwallis did surrender in what year? Cornwallis is the simple subject, and is not modified; did surrender in what year is the logical predicate; the simple predicate is did surrender, which is modified by the adverbial element in what year, of which...
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