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30. Clauses I: Clauses, simple sentences and composite sentences

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English Grammar Guide for Language Students
This chapter is in the book English Grammar Guide for Language Students
© 2019 Gorgias Press LLC

© 2019 Gorgias Press LLC

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Table of Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments xiii
  4. 1. Scope and Purpose of the Book 1
  5. 2. What is grammar? 3
  6. 3. Phrases and Sentences 5
  7. 4. Four types of simple sentences 7
  8. 5. Two parts of a simple sentence: subject and predicate I 9
  9. 6. Functions of words in sentences 23
  10. 7. Parts of Speech I 27
  11. 8. Two Parts of a Simple Sentence: Subject and Predicate II 49
  12. 9. Definition of a phrase 65
  13. 10. Transitivity of Verbs: Transitive verbs and intransitive verbs 67
  14. 11. Voice of Verbs 69
  15. 12. Tense of Verbs 81
  16. 13. Aspect of Verbs 89
  17. 14. Mood of Verbs 93
  18. 15. Summary of components of a simple sentence: one subject and predicate 95
  19. 16. Parts of Speech II 97
  20. 17. Case 101
  21. 18. Person 111
  22. 19. Number 115
  23. 20. Grammatical Gender 119
  24. 21. Tables of personal pronouns and pronominal adjectives III 121
  25. 22. Agreement I 123
  26. 23. Apposition: Words in apposition to nouns and pronouns 125
  27. 24. Types of Pronouns and Pronominal Adjectives I 127
  28. 25. Non-finite verbs 133
  29. 26. Grammar and Translation Issues II 155
  30. 27. Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs 157
  31. 28. Phrases II 163
  32. 29. Simple sentence components and expansion using non-finite verbs and phrases 171
  33. 30. Clauses I: Clauses, simple sentences and composite sentences 173
  34. 31. Clauses II: Types of Subordinate Clauses (Dependent Clauses 179
  35. 32. Sentence Expansion II: step 4 189
  36. 33. Conjunctions 191
  37. 34. Phrases III: Conjunctions and temporal phrases 197
  38. 35. Types of Pronouns and Pronominal Adjectives II 199
  39. 36. Agreement II 203
  40. 37. Distinguishing present gerunds from present participles in the active voice 205
  41. 38. Clauses III: Six types of Questions 209
  42. 39. Clauses IV: Direct and Indirect Speech 213
  43. 40. Word Order II 215
  44. 41. Parts of Speech Summary II 217
  45. 42. Summary of simple sentence components 219
  46. 43. Sentence expansion: adding clauses 223
  47. 44. Summary of Sentence Analysis Guidelines and Examples 225
  48. 45. A Difficult Example 233
  49. 46. Grammar and translation issues III: A basic rule of translation 245
  50. 47. Verbs with double objects Part II 247
  51. 48. Idioms using an indefinite pronoun or an indefinite adverb 249
  52. 49. Bibliography and Suggested Reading 251
  53. 50. Grammar Reference Glossary and Index 267
https://doi.org/10.31826/9781463233334-031

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Table of Contents v
  3. Acknowledgments xiii
  4. 1. Scope and Purpose of the Book 1
  5. 2. What is grammar? 3
  6. 3. Phrases and Sentences 5
  7. 4. Four types of simple sentences 7
  8. 5. Two parts of a simple sentence: subject and predicate I 9
  9. 6. Functions of words in sentences 23
  10. 7. Parts of Speech I 27
  11. 8. Two Parts of a Simple Sentence: Subject and Predicate II 49
  12. 9. Definition of a phrase 65
  13. 10. Transitivity of Verbs: Transitive verbs and intransitive verbs 67
  14. 11. Voice of Verbs 69
  15. 12. Tense of Verbs 81
  16. 13. Aspect of Verbs 89
  17. 14. Mood of Verbs 93
  18. 15. Summary of components of a simple sentence: one subject and predicate 95
  19. 16. Parts of Speech II 97
  20. 17. Case 101
  21. 18. Person 111
  22. 19. Number 115
  23. 20. Grammatical Gender 119
  24. 21. Tables of personal pronouns and pronominal adjectives III 121
  25. 22. Agreement I 123
  26. 23. Apposition: Words in apposition to nouns and pronouns 125
  27. 24. Types of Pronouns and Pronominal Adjectives I 127
  28. 25. Non-finite verbs 133
  29. 26. Grammar and Translation Issues II 155
  30. 27. Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs 157
  31. 28. Phrases II 163
  32. 29. Simple sentence components and expansion using non-finite verbs and phrases 171
  33. 30. Clauses I: Clauses, simple sentences and composite sentences 173
  34. 31. Clauses II: Types of Subordinate Clauses (Dependent Clauses 179
  35. 32. Sentence Expansion II: step 4 189
  36. 33. Conjunctions 191
  37. 34. Phrases III: Conjunctions and temporal phrases 197
  38. 35. Types of Pronouns and Pronominal Adjectives II 199
  39. 36. Agreement II 203
  40. 37. Distinguishing present gerunds from present participles in the active voice 205
  41. 38. Clauses III: Six types of Questions 209
  42. 39. Clauses IV: Direct and Indirect Speech 213
  43. 40. Word Order II 215
  44. 41. Parts of Speech Summary II 217
  45. 42. Summary of simple sentence components 219
  46. 43. Sentence expansion: adding clauses 223
  47. 44. Summary of Sentence Analysis Guidelines and Examples 225
  48. 45. A Difficult Example 233
  49. 46. Grammar and translation issues III: A basic rule of translation 245
  50. 47. Verbs with double objects Part II 247
  51. 48. Idioms using an indefinite pronoun or an indefinite adverb 249
  52. 49. Bibliography and Suggested Reading 251
  53. 50. Grammar Reference Glossary and Index 267
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