We put the subject before the verb and the object after the verb: The cook burnt the dinner.

2 Adverbials (How? Where? When?) usually come after the verb or after the object: He read the note quickly. (How?)I waited at the corner (Where?) till 11. 30. (When?)

3 The basic word order of a sentence that is not a question or a command is usually: subject (S) + verb (V) + object (O) + adverbials (Ad). I(S) bought (V) a hat(O) yesterday (Ad When?). The children (S) have gone(V) home (Ad Where?). We(S) ate(V) our meal(O) in silence (Ad how?).

4 We may also put the time reference at the beginning: Yesterday I bought a hat. (Inversion)

Rewrite 1 what doesn’t make sense. Mark all the sentences in the exercise S V O to show Subject, Verb, Object.

1 Has set John Bailey a new high-jump record. > (S) John Baily (V) has set ( O) a new high-jump record. 2 The passport examined the passport officer. 3 These biscuits don't like the dogs. 4 The shop assistant is wrapping the parcel. 5 Have seen the visitors the new buildings. 6 My father didn't wash the dishes. 7 The pipe is going to fix the plumber. 8 Will the goalkeeper catch the ball? 9 Has the meal enjoyed the guest? 10 Can't play John the game.

Write 2: a) Arrange these words in the right order. Use a capital letter to begin each sentence. b) Mark each rewritten sentence S V O M P T to show: Subject, Verb, Object, Manner (How?), Place (Where?), Time (When?) 1 till 11 o'clock this morning / slept / the children (S) The children (V) slept ( T) till 11 o’clock this morning 2 the papers / into the bin / he threw 3 I don't speak / well / English 4 hides / Mrs Jones / her money / under the bed 5 carefully / this suitcase / you didn't pack 6 on this shelf / I left / this morning / some money 7 from the bank / a loan / you'll have to get 8 the phone / in the middle of the night / woke me up 9 in the park / you shouldn't walk / at night 10 your food / you should eat / slowly 11 my term / begins / in October 12 your article / quickly / last night / in bed / I read

 

1.1B The forms of a sentence 1 A sentence can take any one of four forms:

-a statement: The shops close/don't close at 7 tonight.

-a question: Do the shops close at 7 tonight?

-a command: (Don't) Shut the door!

-an exclamation:What a slow train this is! exclamation [ˌeksklə'meɪʃ(ə)n] вигук note of exclamation — знак оклику

2 When we write a sentence, we must begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop (.), a question mark (?), or an exclamation mark (!). If there are quotation marks ('single...') or ("double...") around spoken words in a sentence, we put other punctuation marks 'inside' them: 'I'm tired,' she said. (Not *'l'm tired', she said'*.)

Write: A Arrange these groups of words in the right order. Add (.), (?) or (!). B Mark each sentence as a statement, exclamation, question, command: S, E,Q, C: 1 the coffee / don't spill Don't spill the coffee! C 2 today's newspapers / have you seen 3 to meet you / how nice 4 my umbrella / where did you put 5 arrived / the train / fifteen minutes late 6 on time / the plane / won't arrive 7 this electricity bill / I can't pay 8 for me / please / open the door 9 the nearest hotel / where's / he asked 10 the bill/ can't pay / I / he cried

 

C Write: Read this story and arrange the words in each sentence in the right order. Add capital letters and (,),(.),(!) or (?) in the right places.A QUIET SORT OF PLACE!1 my car / I parked / in the centre of the village I parked my car in the centre of the village.2 near a bus stop / an old man / I saw 3 beautiful village / what a' / I exclaimed 4 'live here / how many people' 5 ‘seventeen people / there are' / the old man said 6 'here / have you lived / how long' 7 'all my life / I have lived here' 8 'isn't it / it's a quiet sort of place' 9 'here / a quiet life / we live 10 a cinema / we don't have / or a theatre 11 our school / five years ago / was closed 12 only one shop / we have 13 calls / a bus / once a day 14 here / in 55 B.C. / came / the Romans 15 since then / has happened / nothing'.

 

1.2 The simple sentence: verbs with and without objects 1.2A What is a complete sentence

1 When we speak, we often say phrases like: All right! Good! Want any help? These are 'complete units of meaning', but they are not sentences.

2 A simple sentence is a complete unit of meaning which contains a subject and a verb, followed, if necessary, by other words which make up the meaning. So: Made in Germany is correct English but it is the phrasebecause it doesn't have a subject. My car was made in Germany is a complete sentence with a subject and verb. We can't say: * ls tired * because we need a subject: He is tired.

3 The subject may be 'hidden': ‘Open the door’, really means: You open the door.

Write:Put a tick (v) beside real sentences. 1 Made in Germany. 2 This car was made in Germany.V 3 To write a letter. 4 Standing in the rain. 5 I want to write a letter. 6 Is tall. 7 Do you like? 8 The train has arrived. 9 Have finished my work.10 You should listen. 11 Sit down please. 12 You can't park here. 13 Don't interrupt. 14 I understand. 15 She doesn't like me. 16 Under the water. 17 Ate. 18 A bottle of ink. 19 He's a doctor. 20 What happened?Vadim

 

1.2B Verbs with and without objects

1 We always have to use an object after some verbs called transitive verbs: beat, contain, enjoy, hit, need. Say: Arsenal beat Liverpool. But we can't say: “Arsenal beat”.

2 Some verbs called intransitive verbs never take an object: ache, arrive, come, faint, go, sit down, sleep, snow. Say:We arrived at 11. But wecan't say*We arrived the station at 11*

3 Some verbs can be used transitively or intransitively: begin, drop, hurt, open, ring, win. We can say: Arsenal won the match, (transitive) or Arsenal won. (intransitive)

Write: Put an object (a pronoun or a noun) after these verbs only where possible. 1 The box contains pencils. 2 The train has arrived …3 The phone rang … 4 Someone is ringing… 5 You need … 6 We sat down... 7 Don't hit... 8 Did you beat...? 9 Who opened...? 10 The door opened… 11This is a game no one can win… 12 The concert began... at 7.30. 13 I began… 14 It's snowing … 15 Quick! She's fainted... 16 Did you enjoy...? 17 My head aches … 18 My foot hurts …

1.2C Sentences with linking verbs like 'be' and 'seem'

1 Verbs like be and seem are 'linking verbs'. They cannot have an object. The word we use after be, etc. tells us something about the subject. In grammar, we call this a complement because it 'completes' the sentence by telling us about the subject. In ‘He is ill. She seems tired’, etc. the words ill and tired tell us about he and she.

2 A complement may be:

- an adjective: Frank is clever.

- a noun: Frank is an architect.

- an adjective + noun: Frank is a clever architect.

- a pronoun: This book is mine.

- an adverb of place or time:The meeting is here. The meeting is at 2.30.

- a prepositional phrase: Alice is like her father.

Write: a Complete these sentences using a different complement for each sentence. b Say whether you have used a noun, an adjective, an adjective + noun, etc.

1 My neighbour is very tall (adjective) 2 My neighbour is… 3 This apple tastes… 4 The children are… 5 The meeting is… 6 Whose is this? It's… 7 John looks… 8 That music sounds… 9 Your mother seems… 10 I want to be…when I leave school

 

1.2D Write: Read this story and arrange the words in each sentence in the right order. Add capital letters and (,), (.), (!) or (?) in the right places. SO PLEASE DON'T COMPLAIN! 1 the local school / attends / my son Tim. My son Tim attends the local school. 2 to his school / my wife and I/ went /yesterday. 3 we / to his teachers / spoke 4 Tim's school report / we collected. 5 very good / wasn't / Tim's report. 6 in every subject / were / his marks/ low 7 was waiting anxiously* for us / outside / Tim 8 'my report / how was' / eagerly** / he asked. 9 Very good / it wasn't' / I said 10 'you / harder / must try 11 seems / that boy Ogilvy / very clever 12 good marks / he got / in all subjects' 13 'clever parents / Ogilvy / has' / Tim said/.SO PARENTS PLEASE DON'T COMPLAIN!

*['æŋkʃəslɪ] 1) занепокоєно, стурбовано, схвильовано 2) дуже, сильно; **['iːgə] 1) палкий; нетерплячий (про бажання); жадібний (до чогось)

1.3 The simple sentence: direct and indirect objects

1.3A Subject + verb + indirect object + direct object: 'Show me that photo'

1 We can use two objects after verbs like give and buy. Instead of: Give the book to me, we can say: Give me the book. Instead of: Buy the book for me, we can say: Buy me the book.

2 Some verbs combine with TO: bring, give, lend, pay, post, sell, send, show, tell, write: Bring that book to me. > Bring me that book.

3 Other verbs combine with FOR: buy, choose, cook, cut, do, fetch, find, get, make, order: Please order a meal for me. > Please order me a meal.

4 We can put it and them after the verb: Give it to me. Buy them for me. Do it for me.

Note: e.g. give and buy, we can say: Give me it. Buy me them. (But not "Do me it") We say: Give it to John. Buy them for John. (Not *Give John it" 'Buy John them")

Write:You want people to do things for you. Write suitable polite requests using it, them or one: 1 Where are my shoes? (find) Please find them for me/find me them 2 John needs a new coat, (buy) Please …3 I can't reach that cup. (pass) Please… 4 Ann wants to see our flat, (show) Please… 5 I can't do the shopping, (do) Please…6 I'd like a copy of that book, (order) Please…

 

 

1.3B Verb + object + 'to' + noun or pronoun: 'Explain it to me' [> LEG 1.12.1]

1 There are some verbs like explain which do not behave in exactly the same way as give. For example, we can say: Give the book to me, or Explain the situation to me. Give me the book, (but not "Explain me the situation.")

2 We cannot use an indirect object (me) immediately after explain. We can only have: verb + object +'to': He explained the situation to me. He confessed his crime to the court.

3 Other verbs like explain and confess are: admit, announce, declare, demonstrate, describe, entrust, introduce, mention, propose, prove, repeat, report, say, suggest.

Write: Complete these sentences giving the right order of the words in brackets. 1 You must declare (to the Customs/this camera) this camera to the Customs 2 Aren't you going to introduce (me/your friend)? 3 You can say (me/what you like) 4 Who suggested (this idea/you)? 5 He confessed (his crime/the police) 6 I have never admitted (anyone/this) 7 Can you describe (me/this man)? 8 Please don't mention (this/ anyone) 9 I'm going to report (this/the headmaster) 10 I don't want you to repeat (what I told you/anyone)

 

1.3C The two meanings of 'for' [> LEG 1.13.3]

1 We can use for after all verbs which have two objects [> 1.3A].

2 When we use for after verbs normally followed by to: (give, post, read, sell, show, tell, etc.) it can mean ‘instead of’: I’ll post it for you. (to save you the trouble)

3 When we use for after verbs normally followed by for (buy, choose, do, find, keep, order, etc.) the meaning depends on the context. It can mean ‘for someone’s benefit’:

Mother cooked a lovely meal for me. (for my benefit, for me to enjoy) It can mean 'on someone's behalf/ instead of’: I’ll cook the dinner for you. (on your behalf/ instead of you - to save you the trouble).

Write: Show if the sentence means: 1) instead of you/me 2) for your/my benefit

1 I've cooked a meal for you and I hope you enjoy it. 2) 2 Let me cook the dinner for you this evening. - Thanks! 3 I've made this cake for you. Do you like it? 4 I'll post this letter for you, shall I? 5 I've bought this especially for you. 6 I've got some change. Let me pay the bill for you. 7 As you're busy, let me book a room for you. 8 I've saved some of this pudding for you. 9 I can't choose a tie myself. Please choose one for me. 10 My father has bought a wonderful present for me.