+458.+ The following is a summary of that which we have learned in
sentence building:
{ { Assertive
{ Use { Interrogative
Sentences are { { Imperative
classified { { Exclamatory
according to {
{ { Simple
{ Form { Complex
{ { Compound
Elements { +Words+, the eight parts of speech.
of { +Phrases+, adjective, adverb and verb phrases.
The Sentence. { +Clauses+, adjective, adverb and noun clauses.
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ESSENTIALS OF A SIMPLE SENTENCE
+Subject+ +Predicate+
Subject Complete Verb
Subject Copulative Verb Predicate Complement
Subject Transitive Verb Direct Object
Subject Transitive Verb Direct Object Indirect Object
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THE SUBJECT
{ _Noun_--The _man_ came.
{ _Pronoun_--_He_ came.
+The simple subject+ { _Adjective_--The _poor_ came.
may be { _Infinitive_--_To find_ work is difficult.
{ _Participle_--_Walking_ is good exercise.
{ _Clause_--_What I learn_ cannot be lost.
+Complete subject+--Simple subject and modifiers.