Complex Sentence PRACTICE CLASS #10 (#11) 2012-05-29/30

Complex SentencePRACTICE CLASS #10 (#11)

2012-05-29/30

PAGE 166 – exercise 1

FIRST, AN EXCERSISES TO PRACTICE TYPES OF SENTENCES!

BEFORE THAT, SOME THEORY…

CLASSIFICATION OF SENTENCES

Based on the number and type of clauses in a sentence, there are three types of sentences:

SENTENCE

SIMPLE COMPOUNDCOMPLEX

CLASSIFICATION OF SENTENCES

SIMPLE SENTENCE = SINGLE INDEPENDENT/MAIN CLAUSE, all sentence elements are realized as phrases:[The members] [did not know] [the scope of the problem]. S (NP) V (VP) O (NP)

COMPLEX SENTENCE = ONE INDEPENDENT/MAIN CLAUSE AND AT LEAST ONE DEPENDENT/SUBORDINATE CLAUSE, at least one sentence element is realized as a clause:[The members] [know] [that the problem has a wide scope]. S (NP) V (VP) O (clause)[The members] [knew] [the answer] [when the chairman asked]. S (NP) V (VP) O (NP) (A) (clause)

CLASSIFICATION OF SENTENCES

COMPOUND SENTENCE = AT LEAST TWO INDEPENDENT/MAIN CLAUSES:[She] [took] [the test] [in June] and [she] [passed] [it] [easily].

S (NP) V (VP) O (NP) A (PP) CONJ. S(NP) V (VP) O (NP) (A) (AdvP)

[Mary] [likes] [dogs] but [she] [doesn’t like] [hamsters].S (NP) V (VP) O (NP) CONJ. S(NP) V (VP) O (NP)

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COMPOUND SENTENCE

COMPLEX SENTENCE

SIMPLE SENTENCE“who was buying a paper” is a postmodification of the noun “man”, so the SUBJECT is realized as a NOUN PHRASE

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COMPLEX SENTENCE

COMPLEX SENTENCE

COMPLEX SENTENCE

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COMPOUND SENTENCE

COMPLEX SENTENCE

SIMPLE SENTENCE“when he will come” is a postmodification of the ADJ “sure”, so the sentence is simple: S (NP) V (VP) Cs (AP)

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COMPLEX SENTENCE

SIMPLE SENTENCE“of working so hard” is a postmodification of the ADJ “tired”, so the sentence is simple: S (NP) V (VP) Cs (AP)

COMPLEX SENTENCE

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COMPLEX SENTENCE

COMPOUND SENTENCE

NOW, AN EXERCISE TO TEST YOUR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE ON COMPLEX SENTENCES

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PAGE 166 – exercise 2 (a-c)

OBJECT

OBJECT

(ADVERBIAL)

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DIRECT OBJECT

SUBJECT

(ADVERBIAL)

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SUBJECT

OBJECT

(ADVERBIAL)

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(ADVERBIAL)

(ADVERBIAL)

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l) Home is where the heart is.

m) Jill hurt her arm playing tennis.

n) The chairman of the committee turned traitor, which was unexpected.

o) To cut a long story short, they eventually broke up.

ADVERBIAL

(ADVERBIAL)

(ADVERBIAL)

(ADVERBIAL)

NOW, AN EXERCISE TO PRACTICE SYNTACTIC RELATIONS OF COORDINATION AND SUBORDINATION

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BEFORE THAT, SOME THEORY…

SUBORDINATION vs. COORDINATION

Both SUBORDINATION and COORDINATION are processes of linking of at least two syntactic units.

However, they are different HIERARCHICALLY: SUBORDINATION: syntactic units being linked are

NOT on the same syntactic level. COORDINATION: syntactic units being linked ARE

ON THE SAME syntactic level. Why do we talk about SYNTACTIC UNITS and

not CLAUSES? Because, both CLAUES and PHRASES can be

COORDINATED (but, phrases CANNOT be SUBORDINATED)

SUBORDINATION OF CLAUSES

SUBORDINATION (← OR →) is a non-symmetrical relation holding between 2 clauses in such a way that one is a constituent of the other (MAIN/MATRIX CLAUSE has SUBORDINATE CLAUSE as ITS CONSTITUENT).

They think that she can succeed if she tries hard enough.

S V Oconj. S ------V------ -------------(ADV)---------- conj. S V -----

(ADV)-----THIS MEANS THAT SUBORDINATION IS RECURSIVE:

A subordinate clause itself can have as its constituent another subordinate clause (that she can succeed if she tries hard enough).

SUBORDINATION OF CLAUSES

The relationship of subordination can be represented graphically with a TREE DIAGRAM:

They think

that she can succeed

if she tries hard enough

COORDINATION

COORDINATION (↔) is a symmetrical relation holding between 2 clauses which are of EQUAL STATUS.

Why do we mention EQUAL STATUS? Because, the two coordinated clauses

can be either two MAIN/INDEPENDENT clauses (=COMPOUND sentence), or two SUBORDINATE/DEPENDENT clauses.

COORDINATION

SHE TOOK THE TEST SHE PASSED IT

AND

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S V O ADV[conj.→ S V Cs] ↔S V O ADV[conj. → S V Cs]

S V O ADV[conj.→ S V Cs ↔ conj.→S V O]

S V O[conj.→ S V O[→O S V] ADV[conj.→SV (ADV)]]

→ SUBORDINATION ↔ COORDINATION

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ADV[conj.→ S V O ] S V O

S V O[conj.→ S V O ADV[conj.→ S V O ]

S V O ADV[conj. → S V O] ↔ S V O[→ V O]

→ SUBORDINATION ↔ COORDINATION

NOW, MORE THEORY…

FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DEPENDENT CLAUSES

Dependent clauses can function as: SYNTACTIC CONSTITUENTS

NOMINAL CLAUSES (functioning as S, O, C) ADVERBIAL CLAUSES (functioning as

ADV(erbial)s) PARTS OF OTHER PHRASES

(postmodification of NP, postmodification of AP, complement of PP, postmodification of AdvP) e.g.: Relative clauses Comparative clauses

FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DEPENDENT CLAUSES

[He did the right thing.] I know [that he did the right thing]. She will be happy [providing he did the right

thing]. [The fact [that he did the right thing]] is

undisputable. The public pressed him [so hard [that he did

the right thing]].

Od

(A)

Inside NP

Inside

AdvP

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NOW, MORE EXERCISES ON COMPLEX SENTENCES…

PAGE 167 – exercise 4 (a, b)

Subordinate: ADVERBIAL (finite) MAIN

MAIN Subordinate1: O – NOMINAL (finite, coordinated)

Subordinate2: O - NOMINAL(finite, coordinated)

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MAIN (coordinated) Subordinate: ADVERBIAL (finite)

MAIN (coordinated)Subordinate: ADVERBIAL (finite)

Subordinate: ADVERBIAL (verbless)

MAIN Subordinate: O – NOMINAL (non-finite, inf.)

MAIN Subordinate: O – NOMINAL (finite, wh)

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MAIN Subordinate1: ADVERBIAL (finite, coordinated)

Subordinate2: ADVERBIAL (finite, coordinated)

MAIN (coordinated) MAIN (coordinated) Subordinate: ADVERBIAL (non-finite, inf.)

MAIN Subordinate1: ADVERBIAL (non-finite, -ing)Subordinate2: O(finite)

Subordinate: O - NONMINAL (non-finite, inf.)

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S – NOMINAL CLAUSE (fin)

Complement of NP – RELATIVE CLAUSE (restrictive) (fin)

Od – NOMINAL CLAUSE (fin)

Cs – NOMINAL CL. (fin)

Od – NOMINAL CL. (non-fin.)

Od – NOMINAL CL. (non-fin)Od – NOMINAL CL. (non-fin)

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Od – NOMINAL CL. (fin) Complement of PP – NOMINAL CL. (fin)

Oi – NOMINAL CL. (fin)

Complement of NP – RELATIVE CL. (restrictive) (fin)

Complement of PP – NOMINAL CL. (fin)

Complement of NP – RELATIVE CL. (restrictive) (fin)

Od – NOMINAL CL. (non-fin.)

Complement of NP - NOMINAL CL. (non-fin)

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Complement of PP – NOMINAL CL. (fin)

(A) – disjunct (fin)

Od – NOMINAL CL. (non-fin)

S/Cs – NOMINAL (fin)

Od – NOMINAL (fin)

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Complement of AP – NOMINAL CL. (fin)

Od (coordinated) – NOMINAL (fin) Od (coordinated, verbless)

Od – NOMINAL (fin)

Od – NOMINAL (fin)

Od – NOMINAL (non-fin)

(A) – adjunct (fin)

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(A) – adjunct (fin)

(A) – adjunct (fin)

(A) – adjunct (non-fin)

(A) – adjunct (non-fin)

Complement of AdvP – COMPARATIVE CL. (fin)

MORE COMPLEX SENTENCES

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COMPARATIVE CLAUSE, Comp. of AP (finite) RELATIVE

CLAUSE (restrictive)Comp. of NP (finite)

RELATIVE CLAUSE (restrictive)Comp. of NP (finite)

RELATIVE (non-restrictive) Comp. of NP (finite)

PAGE 169 – exercise 6 (e-h)RELATIVE CL (restrictive)Comp. of NP (finite)

COMPARATIVE CLAUSEComp. of NP/AP (finite)

NOMINAL WH CLAUSEComp. of PP (finite)

NOMINAL CLAUSEComp. of AP (non-finite)

PAGE 169 – exercise 6 (i-k)APPOSITIVE modification (Nominal THAT) of NP (finite)

ELIDED COMPARATIVE CLAUSE complement of AdvP (finite)

COMPARATIVE CLAUSE modification of AP (finite)

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PAGE 169 – exercise 8

AN EXERCISE TO TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE ON LINKERS

PAGE 169 – exercise 8 (a-c)

You should retire before you are too old.

He gave an order that John be transformed into managing director. ORHe gave an order that John should be transformed into …

It is possible that some people may/might blame you.

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She said that he/she must have been waiting since that morning.

If you are skeptical, you cannot learn.

If I had not examined the photograph myself, I would have thought it was a fake.

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Although I really disliked the questionnaire, I liked the interview.

As they do not exercise, some people become really unfit.

Some runners train so hard that they have great pain.

THE END