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12 Cards in this Set
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Subject |
Occurs initially in a sentence, occupying the first NP position and is the topic of a sentence providing old info |
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Predicate |
Contains the verb and its compliments, if any Provides new info about the topic |
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Phrase Structure Rule |
S = NP + VP |
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Tests to Recognize the Subject |
Substitution Test Yes/No Question Test Tag Question Test |
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Main Verb Phrase (MVP) |
Consists of the main verb and other auxiliaries if available Ex. She must have been cleaning this room for days. |
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Noun Phrase (NP) |
Ex. She must have been cleaning this room for days. |
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Adverb Phrase (ADVP) |
Ex. She must have been cleaning this room over the weekend. |
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Adjective Phrase (ADJP) |
Ex. Cleaning this dirty room must be very difficult. |
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MVP Auxiliaries |
Modals: Can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would Have: Have, has, had Be: Am, are, is, were, be, been, being Do: Do, does, did |
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MVP Formula with AUX |
AUX = TENSE + (MODAL) + (HAVE + -en) + (BE + -ing) |
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Abstract Representation of VP (ex.) |
John must have been driving the car. John + present + must + HAVE + -en + BE + -ing + drive + the car |
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