Gerunds, Infinitives and Participles
 
Compounding and Coordination
 
Subordination
 
Subordinate Adverb Clauses
 
Subordinate Noun Clauses
 
Subordinate Adjective Clauses
 
Reduced Subordinate Clauses
 
Focus Structures
 
Logical Connectors

 

Sentence Complexity and Embedding

Compounding

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Activity 13.1: Answers

Draw a line between the subject and predicate in each of the following simple sentences.

  1. A strange businessman | is sitting next to me on the plane.
  2. His shoes | have pointed toes.
  3. Pointed toes | are very unusual features on shoes in our culture.
  4. Later on I'll try | to see the color of his socks.
  5. All over the world clothing | is a distinguishing feature of culture.

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