Difference between revisions of "Sentence elements"

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Sentence elements are also known as constituents. They are not the same thing as [[Parts of speech|parts of speech]]
 
Sentence elements are also known as constituents. They are not the same thing as [[Parts of speech|parts of speech]]
  
=== Subject ===
 
  
 
=== Predicate ===
 
=== Predicate ===
  
 
The predicate contains a verb, and potentially has one or more objects as well.
 
The predicate contains a verb, and potentially has one or more objects as well.
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* [[The Subject]]
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* [[The Predicate]]
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* [[Objects]]
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* [[Adverbials]]
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* [[Complements]]
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* [[Complement collocations]]
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* [[Attributives]]
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== Potential content ==
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* Classification of sentences by structure
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** Verbal predicate sentences
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** Adjectival predicate sentences
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** Nominal predicate sentences
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** Sentences with subject-predicate phrase predicates
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** Subjectless sentences
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* Parts of speech as various sentence elements
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** [[Parts of speech as subject]]
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** [[Parts of speech as predicate]]
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*** [[Parts of speech as object]]
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** [[Parts of speech as adverbial]]
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** [[Parts of speech as complement]
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== Sources and further reading ==
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* [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA 外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照)] (pp. 228 - 329)
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[[Category:Structures]]
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== Sources and further reading ==
 
== Sources and further reading ==
  
 
* [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA 外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照)] (p. 154)
 
* [http://www.amazon.cn/mn/detailApp?_encoding=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&asin=B001J0ADWA&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B001J0ADWA 外国人实用汉语语法(中英文对照)] (p. 154)

Revision as of 06:20, 29 July 2011

Sentence elements are also known as constituents. They are not the same thing as parts of speech


Predicate

The predicate contains a verb, and potentially has one or more objects as well.

Potential content

Sources and further reading


Sources and further reading