Activity One: Sentence Pattern

S1 requests that S2 (should) + V

Activity Two: Sentence Pattern

Not until…/Never/Seldom + Aux + S + VBe + S

require/suggest + that-clause• Verbs such as require and suggest are

often followed by a that-clause in which the verb is in its subjunctive mood. (verb root form)

• require suggest propose ask order insist command advise

Pearl

Mel

Put on some lipstick, Pearl.

Mel suggested that Pearl

put on some lipstick.

Lily

Jean

Jean, don’t eat too much.

Lily insists that Jean not eat too much.

David told his wife…

Why don’t we go to the movies?

David proposed that they go to the movies.

Stella and her daughter

Go to bed now.

Stella asks that her daughter go to bed now.

Melody, don’t bite your toe.

Mom:

Mom commanded that Melody not bite her toe.

Melody

You should try my finger.

Melody suggests that everyone

try her finger too.

Jessica askedher mother…

Give me something to drink.

Jessica asked that her mother give her something to drink.

The dog required thatJessica leave him alone.

Jessica

Leave me alone.

Jessica insists that everyone take exercise like her every day.

Jessica

Everyone should take exercise like me every day.

Practice four hours a day if you want to

be a professional pianist.

The teacher told Jessica…

The teacher suggests that Jessica practice four hours a day if she wants to be a professional pianist.

Don’t let the trouble maker out for a while so that we can have some quality time.

Father told Mother…

Father ordered that Mother not let the trouble maker out for a while so that they could have some quality time.

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Sentence Structure Analysis

• I did not return and continue to sing until he handed the money to me.

• Not until he handed the money to me to sing.did I return and continue

Sentence Structure Analysis

• I could never forget the moment my mother felt so proud of me.

• Never the moment my mother felt so proud of me.

could I forget

Sentence Structure Analysis

• My father was hardly able to earn enough money to support us.

• Hardly able to earn enough money to support us.

was my father

Sentence Structure Analysis

• The manager little expected that the little boy should become somebody one day.

• Little that the little boy should become somebody one day.

did the manager expect

Kiki

I didn’t know dogs could be so friendly until I knew Gulu.

Not until Kiki knew Gulu did he knowdogs could be so friendly.

Firdy

I little dreamed of visiting such a beautiful place.

Little… did Firdy dream of visiting such a beautiful place.

Michael

I seldom see such an amazing sunset.

Seldom does Michael see such an amazing sunset.

Not until this summer did Milica talk to an African.

I didn’t talk to any African until this summer.

Milica

Bill

Never did it occur to Bill that Milica wouldtake his proposal into consideration.

It never occurred to me that Milica would take my proposal into consideration.

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