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1、Unit 1Unit 1 Basic parts of a sentence (I)Basic parts of a sentence (I) Grammar:Grammar: 1. Subject and predicate1. Subject and predicate 2 2Hard-to-find subjects Hard-to-find subjects Writing:Writing: Correcting:Correcting: Sentence fragments Sentence fragments Rewriting: Rewriting: Sentence combin
2、ing strategiesSentence combining strategies Subject and predicateSubject and predicate A sentence is a group of words that expresses a A sentence is a group of words that expresses a complete thought. Every sentence has two basic complete thought. Every sentence has two basic parts, a subject and a
3、predicate. parts, a subject and a predicate. The subjectThe subject is the naming part of the sentence, is the naming part of the sentence, representing the person, place, or thing that representing the person, place, or thing that performs the action of the verb or expressing the performs the actio
4、n of the verb or expressing the condition or state of the verb. condition or state of the verb. SubjectsSubjects are nouns and other forms that can are nouns and other forms that can function as nouns, such as pronouns, function as nouns, such as pronouns, clauses, infinitives and gerunds. A subject
5、 clauses, infinitives and gerunds. A subject usually comes first in a sentence. It is the usually comes first in a sentence. It is the topic about which the speaker or writer is topic about which the speaker or writer is speaking or writing. For example,speaking or writing. For example, 1)1) My gran
6、dfather My grandfather bought the car many years ago. bought the car many years ago. 2)2) The car The car was bought many years ago by my was bought many years ago by my grandfather.grandfather. Fill in the blanks:Fill in the blanks: 1)1) My grandfather My grandfather bought the car many years ago.
7、bought the car many years ago. 2)2) The car The car was bought many years ago by my grandfather. was bought many years ago by my grandfather. In my garage, there is an old car. In my garage, there is an old car. _. It is a Cadillac, a very _. It is a Cadillac, a very classical luxury car, manufactur
8、ed in 1966. classical luxury car, manufactured in 1966. The car has 65.000 original miles on it, but The car has 65.000 original miles on it, but sitting in a damp garage for most of its life sitting in a damp garage for most of its life didnt do many favors for it.didnt do many favors for it. Fill
9、in the blanks:Fill in the blanks: 1)1) My grandfather My grandfather bought the car many years ago. bought the car many years ago. 2)2) The car The car was bought many years ago by my grandfather. was bought many years ago by my grandfather. In my garage, there is an old car. It is my In my garage,
10、there is an old car. It is my grandfathers gift for my grandmother. grandfathers gift for my grandmother. _. In order to buy this car, my _. In order to buy this car, my grandfather had been saving his money for quite a grandfather had been saving his money for quite a few years. He worked as a truc
11、k driver for a local few years. He worked as a truck driver for a local grocery chain, and supported a big family on his grocery chain, and supported a big family on his salary. Needless to say, money was pretty hard to salary. Needless to say, money was pretty hard to come by that time. According t
12、o my grandmother, come by that time. According to my grandmother, at the end of the day he would come home and at the end of the day he would come home and empty his space change into a jar beside the bed. empty his space change into a jar beside the bed. When the jar was full, he would take it to t
13、he band.When the jar was full, he would take it to the band. Predicates Predicates are verbs. A predicate is the doing or are verbs. A predicate is the doing or being part of the sentence, expressing the action or being part of the sentence, expressing the action or state of being of the subject. Th
14、e predicate, often state of being of the subject. The predicate, often coming after the subject, is the semantic and coming after the subject, is the semantic and grammatical center of a sentence. grammatical center of a sentence. I I boughtbought a house for my parents. a house for my parents. Some
15、 of the buried workers Some of the buried workers are are still alive.still alive. The babies The babies grewgrew nervous from the loud noise. nervous from the loud noise. A verbA verb is often made up of more than one word. is often made up of more than one word. The verb that expresses the action
16、or state of being The verb that expresses the action or state of being of the subject is called of the subject is called main verbmain verb. The word that . The word that accompany the main verb is called an accompany the main verb is called an auxiliary/ auxiliary/ helping verbhelping verb, which helps the main verb express , which helps the main verb express mood or time by forming vario
