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Maria Petrescu
LIN205
University of Toronto Mississauga
Those guys
The auction
Our office
The three survivors
That
are students.
was a success.
is becoming a jungle.
remained friends afterwards.
was that.
We can number the NPs in a sentence to indicate whether they refer to the
same thing
Those guys1 are students1 .
vs.
Those guys1 saw a bear2.
TASK: Identify the Type IV sentences. Then draw a phrase marker for each.
1. Croatia is a favourite tourist destination in Europe.
2. It is a beautiful country with a long, jagged coastline.
3. Its tepid waters are remarkably clean.
4. Its beautifully preserved old cities are a real treasure.
5. Visitors can have an active vacation there.
Usage: It is I or It is me?
In many languages, such as Latin, the subject complement is
in the nominative (subject) case:
Is victor est . = He is the winner (not she).
Paulus victorem vdit. = Paul saw the winner.
nominative
accusative
hit Bill.
bit the man.
had brought a cake to the party.
Task
Identify the verb phrase in each of the following sentences. Is
the verb transitive or intransitive? How do you know?
Task
Identify the type of sentences and verb:
He goes to Paris in June.
He goes crazy in July.
He goes, I dont think so.
TASK
Consider each of the underlined verbs and see if you can
create another sentence in which the verb is either transitive
or intransitive, not linking:
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go up
cause to go up
He rises/rose/has risen.
He rises/rose/has risen his hand.
He lies/lay/has lain in his bed.
He lies/lay/has lain the books on the table.
He raises/raised/has raised.
He raises/raised/has raised his hand.
He lays/laid/has laid in his bed.
He lays/laid/has laid the books on the table.
Which of the verbs is encroaching on the territory of another one in colloquial (spoken)
usage?
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Compare
I cut the apple with a plastic knife.
I cut myself with a plastic knife.
Purpose
1) Keith likes him. /Keith likes himself.
2) My whole family is a Republican, but I myself am a Democrat.
3) The woman built the garage (by) themselves.
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(only two)
(more than two)
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Rule
1) Never insert a splice comma between the subject and
predicate or between the main verb and its
complement(s).
2) Use two commas to set off anything that interrupts the
subject and predicate or the verb and its complement(s).
Eg. Our whole class, with the possible exception of a few,
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will do a stellar job on the midterm.
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