SIMPLE SENTENCES: Câu đơn 1 Vi: Intransitive verb has a complete meaning by itself and doesn’t require an object EX: a The dog died.. S Vi b The dog died painfully right here last nig
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I SIMPLE SENTENCES: (Câu đơn)
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Vi: Intransitive verb ( has a complete meaning by itself and doesn’t require an object) EX: a) The dog died
S Vi
b) The dog died painfully right here last night
S Vi (How) (Where) (When)
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V T : Transitive verb (requires an object)
EX: 1) Mr Brown buys a hat
S Vt O
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V(Linking) : linking verb ( is a link between Subject and Subjective Complement and requires complement)
EX: 1) The children look healthy
S VL S.C= Adj
2) Mary is my friend
S VL S.C = N
Some linking verbs: be, become, go, grow, turn, come, feel, sound, smell, taste, look, get, seem, appear, keep, remain, prove…
EX: 1) The girl smells the flowers
S Vt O
The flowers smell sweet
S VL S.C
2) Her face grew pale
S VL S.C
She grew a lemon tree in the garden
S Vt (What) (Where)
3) She appears on T.V every day
S Vi (where) (How often)
The street appears deserted
S VL S.C= Adj
S + Vi + (Adverbial modifier)
S + V(linking) + Subjective Complement (N / Adj.)
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O.C: Objective Complement
EX: 1) I consider him my best friend
S Vt O O.C = N
2) I used to make you sad
S Vt O O.C= Adj
Verbs requiring O.C: elect, call, name, make, appoint, consider…
5)
D.O: Direct Object
I.O: Indirect Object
EX: 1) Her uncle gave her a bicycle
S Vt I.O D.O
Her uncle gave a bicycle to her
S Vt D.O I.O
2) Can you show me a camera?
Can you show a camera to me?
3) She bought her daughter a book
She bought a book for her daughter
EXCEPTION: When I.O and D.O are personal pronouns or I.O is a noun but D.O is a
personal pronoun, I.O must stand after D.O ( use pattern 5b)
EX: 1) I gave her them → I gave them to her
2) I gave Ms Lan them → I gave them to Ms Lan
Verbs with 2 objects = two-object-verbs:
- Show, give, bring, send, pass (sth), lend, take, tell, teach
- Buy, open, close
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Simple sentence + and + Simple sentence
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Simple sentence + but + Simple sentence
(nhưng)
Simple sentence + or + Simple sentence
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Simple sentence , so + Simple sentence
(vì thế)